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and Mercury 61065 (stereo) Recorded in November 1965, produced by Dave Bartholomew and directed by Shelby Singleton. The album was advertised in Billboard magazine mid January 1966, but was never released (only a few promotional copies). Mercury were premature in promoting it. The tracks are: Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Alabamy sound Deep in the heart of Texas - Memphis, Tennessee Way down yonder in New Orleans - Basin Street Blues St.Louis Blues - Cotton Fields What's that you got - It's never too late Don't play with my heart - I had the blues for New Orleans Singles released on Mercury in 1965 are "I left my heart in San Francisco (a-side)', "Done got over"(b-side)(Mercury 72463 RCK45VG) and "What's that you got"(a-side), "It's never too late"(b-side) (Mercury 72485). On Broadmoor, a small independent from N.O, he released 2 singles, in 1967, Work my way up steady/The Lady in black (Broadmoor 104) and Big mouth/Wait till it happens to you (Broadmoor 105).
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New Orleans Music, it's the best in the world....
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| The LP "Fats is back" was
released in 1968 on Reprise 6304; and later in Great
Britain in July 1970
on Valiant VS 107 and in Holland on Midi MID 24006 in 1971, also in the
Benelux (Belgium,Holland and Luxemburg) on Midi MID 4006 in 1974.An excellent album produced by Richard Perry
and arranger Randy Newman, on piano the late great pianist James Booker,
drummer Earl Palmer, bassist Chuck Rainey and saxophonist King Curtis, the tracks are:
Side 1:
Side 2:
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| The
LP
"Fats" was recorded in 1970 and released in 1971 on
Reprise RS 6439, in Holland in 1974 on Midi MID 24019 and this time it was produced by Dave Bartholomew.
The tracks on this album: Side 1:
Side 2:
All titles are written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, except track no. 3, 7, 8 and 10.
There were 4 singles released from the "Fats is back" session. In 1968: a.Honest papas love their mamas better (Reprise RS 20696) (in 1968 7 weeks in the Dutch charts, highest position no.13) b.One for the highway a.Lady Madonna (Reprise RS 20763) (in 1968 it touched for 2 weeks the Billboard Hot 100,stayed only on no.100) b.One for the highway a.Lovely Rita (Reprise RS 0775) (in 1968 7 weeks in the Dutch charts, highest position no. 18) b.Wait till it happens to you In 1969: a.Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey (Reprise RS 20810) b.So swell when you' re well And in 1970 2 singles were released: a.Have you seen my baby (Reprise R 0891) b.Make me belong to you a.New Orleans ain't the same (Reprise R 0944) b.Sweet Patootie |
Photo: Ed Trasher |
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| LP "Sleeping on
the job" recorded in 1978 in the SeaSaintStudio, producer Fats
Domino; released in Europe on the Antagon label, ALP 3215,there's also a
blue and a pictured edition (for Europe) ;
Sonet SNTF 793 (for the U.K., released in May 1979); in the Holland and
Belgium on Killroy 19910 in 1979 and Fats released the album on his own label
F.D.Records WB 1200A in the USA in 1980, called "Fats Domino 1980" with
two extra songs "If I get rich" and "My old time used to
be".
The tracks are: side a:
side b:
Musicians: vocal & piano Fats Domino; electric organ Reggie hall; tenor sax Lee Allen; guitar Roy Montrell and Ronald Johnson; electric bass Tony Broussard and Roy Montrell; drums Joe "Smokey"Johnson and Herman Ernest III. |
USA release 1980 and the European release 1978 |
The tracks are: My old friend / I'm ready (2nd version) / So swell when you 're well / Wait till it happens to you / I know / Lady Madonna / Honest papas love their mamas better / Make me belong to you / One for the highway / Lovely Rita / One more song for you / Whiskey heaven / I'm going to cross that river / Big mouth / It's a sin to tell a lie / Wait till it happens to you (alt. version) / I'm going to help a friend / The Lady in black / Another mule / When you 're smiling / These old shoes / Lawdy miss Clawdy / Work my way up steady / New Orleans ain' t the same / Sweet Patootie / Have you seen my baby / Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey / My toot toot |
The Japanese CD
"Whiskey Heaven (The Reprise Story)" (HS6304) includes some tracks not found on the
Reprise LP's , so were the titles "New Orleans ain't the same"
and "Sweet patootie" released as a single by Reprise in 1970
(Reprise R 0944). "Have you seen my baby" was
a-side of a single, on the b-side "Make me belong to you" (from
the Fats is Back session).
The Japanese CD maybe still available
at Bear Family Records (http://www.bear-family.de)
Fats performed in 1980 as bar-singer in a film with Clint Eastwood and Clyde, the orangutan, "Anywhich way you can". The single "Whiskey heaven" , recorded in the studio, was released the same year. On the b-side "Beers to you" by the Texas Opera Company. The soundtrack of the film"Any which way you can" was released in 1980 on Warner Brothers HS 3499 (USA) and Warner Brothers WB 56884 (Holland,Belgium) and Warner Brothers WE 351 (Germany). |
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| The single "My toot toot" was released in 1985 on the Magnum force label MFS-004. That song was made very popular by another performer (Sidney Simien), but this duet with Doug Kershaw is very nice. On the b-side "Diggy liggy lo" not with Fats, but with Rusty Kershaw. |
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The CD "Christmas is a special day", released in 1993 on label The Right Stuff T2-27753 / EMI 7243 8 27753 2 4. Produced by himself. The tracks: arrangements Wardel Kazen Two singles were released: Christmas is a special day / Please come home for Christmas (The Right Stuff S7-18216) in 1994. Frosty the snowman / Every heart is home at Christmas (The Right Stuff S7-19768) in 1997. |
The musicians are: Fats - vocal and piano, electric piano;Leo Williams, guitar, Clarence Brown, Ernst Fontenot, Joseph Johnson, drums, Stacy Cole, Carl Boulin, Elliot Callier, Herbert Hardesty, Anadee Castanel, Frederic Kemp, horns,Ervin Charles, bass
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