This Is Fats Domino

Fats is the tits. He's excellent and these songs are utterly classic for a reason. That said, putting a compilation album on this list is 100% cheating. But I just I love New Orleans Jazz and delta blues, so I'm here for Fats.

I couldn’t find this album, so I just listened to some random Fats Domino tunes and enjoyed the shit out of them. Also, how crazy is it that the popular naming convention of this era was Body Type + Game = Superstar? Something to think about. - Skinny Yahtzee

Big up Fats Domino!! My grandads favourite artist, and he'd murder me if I gave this any less than 5.

Great listen, I love this era/style of music, but haven't heard much of Fats Domino. I will definitely be listening to more of Fats' catalog after hearing these tunes. Highlights: -Blueberry Hill -Blue Monday -So Long

I adore the vibes of this. It's a joy to listen to, very easy-going and just fun!

Obese domino

(BTW: Spotify mistakenly lists this as a compilation, while Apple Music correctly labels it as the original 1957 album.) Fats Domino, revered by everyone from Elvis to the Beatles, often doesn’t get the full credit he deserves today, despite his immense influence. This Is Fats Domino! was released in 1957, and though it may sound neat and polished now, it was groundbreaking at the time—anti-establishment music that got tongues wagging and hips shaking. Standout tracks like "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" capture Domino at his best—smooth vocals, irresistible piano rolls, and a blend of blues and early rock that defined an era. These songs shaped the sound of rock and roll, making waves far beyond the R&B scene. The album's influence still echoes in today's music. Whether in piano-driven pop or the evolution of rock, Domino's impact is unmistakable. And as an aside, “Fats Domino” remains one of the greatest stage names in music history—perfectly fitting his larger-than-life sound and persona. Domino’s legacy is undeniable. He crossed musical and racial boundaries, influencing everyone from rock legends to modern pop stars. This Is Fats Domino! is a cornerstone of that legacy, a reminder of just how revolutionary his music was. Did/Do I own this release? My dad had some compilation or other. Does this release belong on the list? It is time Fats Domino gets more respect. Would this release make my personal list? Perhaps too dated now for my definitive list, but never say never. Will I be listening to it again? In the right setting, this is a no-brainer.

You have to love that Chubby Checker picked his name as a play on Fats Domino. Great voice and almost a timeless sound but it was long enough ago that a lot of where music has grown makes this almost seem simple. It's great music and pushed a lot of other things forward. Bit harder to get lost in today but solid.

The two Blue songs were the best.

Eh.

It's difficult to imagine how dangerous these songs must once have sounded. Today, they're easy listening classics. The singing and playing are flawless throughout.

Ik vin dit wel lekker hoor in de avonduurtjes

That was diverting. It’s fun. It felt a little … reserved… I’m not sure how much of that is a crappy YouTube upload which made it feel like the production was all over the place which may be the case as it may have been recorded over a number of dates. Blueberry Hill is a classic. I love the horn hit at the beginning of each bar in Honey Chile. Trust in Me was another highlight. Wished the levels were up a bit on the piano cause that sounds like it was smoking.

This was excellent - easy to listen to, joyful, full of great, classic songs. Listened to this three times. Favourite track was "Blueberry Hill". Couldn't find the specific album on Tidal so big thanks to the person who compiled the album tracks into a playlist!

Listening to this is like listening to the foundations for most of the music we listen to now. Plus it's still toe-tappingly good. 'Blue Monday' is just so so good and of course Fats couldn't have done it without Dave Bartholomews help- what an amazing time to have been in the studio with them. This should never be forgotten.

Timeless spirit of rock n roll in its early days. Legendary.

An excellent bridge between eras of popular music from a versatile performer.

Classic. Loved it.

BANGERS

My first introduction to Fat's Domino was from my dad who loved the show "Happy Days". He, for some reason, knew that "Blueberry Hill" was Ritchie Cunningham's favorite song, and that for some reason, has stuck with me. This album is one of those that is just perfect from start to finish. "Blue Monday" is my favorite song on this album, but they are all fantastic.

I’ve always been a fan of 50s rock and roll, so I quite enjoyed this, though it was quite difficult to actually find this particular album. I ended up cobbling together most of the songs from different albums to sort of listen to it. Anyway, it was enjoyable.

I love oldies and loved all the songs on this album!

of all the proto-rockers ive heard, fats domino might exude the most warmth with the least effort...a steady and humble but still incredibly gravitacious presence the likes of which u just dont see v often in any era, plopped right into the bridge between rnb and rock n roll. was also delightful to find out that his songwriting is all over this collection...not because its a requirement, certainly not in this style and this period, but just cuz it feels like an extra mile of involvement and expression. rly this whole thing is just Pure Personality, itz incredibly hard to imagine not enjoying it!

What is there to say? It's good old school rock and roll. All the songs are short, sweet and swinging. Fats was one of the many black artists who paved the way for Elvis and everyone thereafter.

Spotify didn’t have this album so I had to piece it together from the track listing. The songs are so old, been around for lifetimes, so of course he should be on this list for his widespread effect.

I liked his voice and playing. Not a huge boogie woogie fan but I liked this

This is Fats Domino I couldn’t find this album on Tidal, there is one called This is Fats, which is from 1959 but I think with a different track listing from what I could find on Wikipedia. And there is a compilation called This is Fats Domino, but I don’t think that’s the album meant by the list. So I made a playlist of the tracks from album Wikipedia page. Interesting story, that. Blueberry Hill is great, obviously a 50s classic, a Rock’n’Roll and Soul adjacent but of New Orleans RnB/Jazz/Blues, but it is a great track and stands up fantastically well to modern ears. Blue Monday is the same, an absolute belter. While the rest of the tracks don’t quite hit those heights they are still all very listenable New Orleans RnB, with some excellent piano and that fantastic voice. You can hear that these are fundamental building blocks on the journey to ‘modern’ music, connecting big band Jazz of the 40s and 50s, emerging New Orleans RnB, nascent Rock’n’Roll and country Blues. Of these tracks Honey Chile, What’s The Reason I’m Not Pleasing You, So Long, Troubles of My Own, Poor, Poor Me, Trust in Me and You Done Me Wrong stood out at that level below Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday. I don’t know if it’s because I cobbled together the tracks from different compilations but there does seem to be a difference in the recorded sound of some tracks, some sound great, and some not so much. I know I mention it a lot but there is a good episode on Fats Domino in the History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcast, which talks about Fats’ producer Dave Bartholomew, who is pretty interesting. Anway, this is a thoroughly enjoyable bit of historical context, but like a lot of albums from this period it is before albums were considered as a whole, so it doesn’t quite feel like a proper album. A Fats Domino greatest hits album would probably be a 4 or 5, but for this I think makes a 3 is fair. 🫐🫐🫐 Playlist submission: Blueberry Hill

Fits and entire album into the length of a Deep Purple drum solo.

So I listened to the Fats album, and it was as expected – well done for its time… I liked the diversity throughout the album, and especially enjoyed the more blues-based tracks… Obviously scores big points for being a pioneer, bringing his roots to his music – and for the couple of iconic songs on the album… Obviously, the audio quality of this album was limited by the technology of the time, and I found the arrangements to be pretty pedestrian and predictable – as compared to the music of the times, but it is what it is… Solid 3 in my book for its historical significance – even if this was a compilation album, but I’ll think of it as sort of a lifetime achievement award…

Har fortfarande inte drabbats av the boogielywoogielyflu men de verkar ju ha det trevligt.

The Prehistory of Rock.

This first class I took in college was called Blues as Blueprint, and it was a seminar class focused on the American narrative through the arts. Fats Domino was the first album I had to analyze, and I have been appreciative my liberal arts education ever since. I always loved how you can hear the evolution of New Orleans through his music, from Joplin’s Ragtime to Louis’s Jazz, a touch of Louis Prima’s swing and even a bit of Delta blues. And his lyrics hit at the heart of the American experience in the 1950s: subtle deviate behaviors, mournful hearts, the silliness of daily life, the post-war optimism. Key songs for me were all of them, but the Rooster Song with its rockabilly swing and Valley of Tears bring me back to the sock hop I never attended but wished I had. He’s an American legend.

Difficult to find this one. Used playlist on Spotify. Just amazing stuff. Fats was awesome.

Cool to see the origin of a sound that feels very familiar. Classic! Fun! Fat!

This is the 146th album I’m rating. Album covers were pretty shit in 1956. Adding to my Playlist - Blueberry Hill, Honey Chile, What's the Reason (I'm not Pleasing You), Blue Monday, So Long, La-La, Troubles of my Own, You Done me Wrong, Reeling and Rocking, The Fat Man's Hop, Poor, Poor me, and Trust in Me. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. All in all I liked 12/12 songs. I really do like the 1950's. I like the vibe. It just feels right.

Has held up well

un genre que je n'écoute presque pas donc trop contente de découvrir ! toutes les chansons sont des bangers?? ça s'enchaîne super bien, et elles ont un son qui est à la fois marqué par leur époque et intemporel. j'y connais pas tellement sur ce genre ou sur l'histoire de cette personne mais on comprend très vite à l'écoute que cet album est spécial et qu'il a marqué son temps

Energético me remontó a una epoca antigua

I will grant you that it might be genetically impossible for me to give this any lower than a 4 because I’m also from New Orleans but I would say it’s impossible to give the album that objectively anyway. Listen to that piano! That singing! This album is so good!

Fuck yeah Fats Domino.

Hell yeah

Couldn't find this exact album, so I listened to a Fats Domino best of. Once it had finished, the CD started playing again from the start. Instinctively I moved to press stop, but the music was so good that I listened through again.

This where all the music I like comes from.

Loved it.

Great

One of the OG pioneers of rock, rock wouldn't be the same without Fats. Favorite track: fat man's hop other picks: blueberry hill, blue monday, so long

This guy absolutely rocks. I wish I walked into a random speakeasy in New Orleans and this guy was sitting in a chair serenading me. Hard to find this kind of music anymore. Wild mix of blues, folk, and rock & roll. Divine intervention, heard Ain’t That a Shame at dinner hours after listening to his discography.

Great album. All these cats were cookin'. They were SWINGIN'. Some good early rockin' and rollin-type music that I really dug. Easy five stars.

These cats are swingin!

Lowkey amazing. Couldn't find in streaming so took to YouTube

A foundational album that served as inspiration for so many.

side note-- spotify does not have this record in full, so i'm not sure if the versions i listened to of side B of the LP are the intended versions of the tracks but i dont think it really matters. quintessential music

Well, unfortunately, I couldn’t find a copy of this album to listen to, so I listened to the album, Golden legends: Fats Domino – live. It included 14 songs and lasted about 45 minutes, but it really didn’t sound like much of a live album to me, other than a couple of tracks that were longer with additional instrumentation. So, although I can’t rate the album in the book, this one is terrific! There’s just nothing to not like about this, and the songs have aged really well, especially for something that was recorded back in the 50s. I’m going to save this one and listen to it again from time to time. And although I’ve heard a little bit of Fats over the years, I didn’t realize that he really does have a good voice. I would’ve loved to go to one of his concerts back in the day, I bet it was a blast! Five stars.

This was so fun!

Nice classic vibes

So good I listened to it twice in a row. Loved Blueberry Hill, Going Home and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Gonna give this a five. Due to time constraints, I ended up listening to some other works from Fats because Spotify's version of the album doesn't have all the songs available and I couldn't go hunting them down. That said, dude's got good sound and good vibes. It's a bit too dated for my tastes, but I'm glad I was exposed to Fats Domino.

A Don of rock'n roll and New Orleans music in general and this is a fine album compiling various singles and non-single recordings from 1952-1956, at the height of his super-successful career at Imperial Records. Need-to-know music and highly enjoyable to this day.

It’s the tits! From start to finish!

Ok - not super interesting

First! Captures the energy and style that everyone would eventually want to have.

You just got to love this record. Fats Domino is a pioneer of Rock‘n‘Roll.

12 (ish) songs depending who you believe has the canonical track listing and 27 minutes of music. What is this a punk album? I love Fats Domino and I listened to this like 5 times yesterday.

Is it dated? Absolutely, but it is awesome.

I mean, come on, it's Fats Domino. It's not exactly hard to hear why this stuff is great. Between how hard Fats pounds the piano and all the general New Orleans (N'AWLINS) jazz influence... Yeah, this is my favorite 50's rock n' roll music, without a doubt. I agree 110% with Elvis when he said that Fats was the **real** king of rock n' roll. And normally I'd like to get my reviews up and over 300 words, but in this case... Yeah, I ain't got much else to say, and I ain't gonna force anything else. This isn't particularly complicated material. I mean, this isn't the first album I'd recommend; I'd probably go with FATS DOMINO SWINGS, 'coz it has stuff like "The Fat Man" and "Ain't That A Shame"... And also that album's actually **on streaming**... But no matter which release you go with, you can't go wrong with Fats. Huge 5 for just being a fun as hell time.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. I know, perhaps it's heresy to not give this a flat 5, but it’s just because there’s a few too many “woe is me” sad tracks on the album, sue me. Besides that, Fats Domino did live up to what little I knew of him – “Blueberry Hill” is a trivia staple and a pretty strong song in the musical canon, but I’ve never heard it until now. Hell, I’ve never really heard Fats’ voice until now, and while I was expecting more of a Ray Charles-y tone, I’m surprised that he has a slight country twang on him. I’m not surprised that these were all pretty good tracks; classic blues structure to a lot of them, and his voice really glides on some of the heavier percussion / piano / sax present throughout this thing. Not too much to say besides that, really. I have a decent reverence for 50s music like this, and it’s just because it’s all stood the test of time, and they’re simple & easy tracks. These fit the bill, and I had a good time listening to them – pretty breezy 27-ish minutes, even if it took a bit longer to find them all on streaming like that. I can hear why Elvis called him “the real king of rock & roll”, and how influential his music must have been to his contemporaries. It’s a good album, and I’d be a moron to not give it the bump up – it’s certainly no less than a 4.

Cualquier disco de el verdadero rey del rock and roll entre el 56 y el 59 es imprescindible.

Couldn’t get this album so I just listened to a bunch of Fats Domino and he rocks

Awesome jazz. I wish this album was longer

Perhaps doesn't sound like anything special, but that is because literally everything that came after owes him a debt across genres and nations. Effortlessly cool, and manages to rock and roll and be laid back all at once.

This is such a foundational album that inspired so many great artist afterwards. It was way ahead of it's time. I found my thrill listening to this classic.

Love the big band music. This era just feels like the absence of stress.

Just so damn good. I’ll never get tired of this stuff.

Lovely delivery. Effortlessly cool and those triplets with the walking bass are the defining Domino sound. It's hard to separate how ground breaking this was at the time because this sound has been copied countless times since and can be heard in every blues bar everywhere every night - well and badly. But this is the blueprint

Really enjoyed this

The fantastic roots of rock and roll. If you can’t at least appreciate it his on some level, you have no business listening to music.

Such a classic. Love it

До минор крутой !!! Классика классика ьььь 8/10

Impressively for the era, Fats Domino is listed as the songwriter for 10 of the 12 tracks on the original album. The man had a freaking awesome voice, full of warmth and character without barely breaking a sweat. The music is cool New Orleans styled RnB with a nice pop sheen and the album features a number of familiar tunes. Sure it is a bit samey, but the album is short and when it's this good, who cares.

There's something about the 50s sound that really excites me. So simple, but so good! 5 stars of course!

Nostalgia for a time unknown, gorgeous voice on the big man

Groovy, fun, seems to have been inspiration for artists like buddy holly. Very easy and fun listen. Wish it was a longer album

I waffled between a 4 and 5- Fats is amazing, but having a compilation album feels like a diss to him.

Really enjoyable and important. (Strange how New Order took Blue Monday in such a different direction)

✔️

Doesn’t contain my favorite Fats Domimo songs but nonetheless this man created rock and roll and all these songs fucking bang. The piano part in La La had me fucking gassed let’s fucking go I love Fats Domino shoutout NOLA baby 5/5 ALLL DAYYYY!!!!!

Just a happy group of songs. I have literally nothing to complain about as it's just so good. I get how it inspired The Beatles, "Lady Madonna". A quick but memorable album. Favorite songs: Blueberry Hill, *Blue Monday, Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

spotify only allowed me to listen to 8 of the 14 songs. Blueberry Hill is always great.

You need to dig around to find the full recording, but it's worth it. A very solid and fun album which is not just influential in many ways but also feels very genuine.

Fats fats!!!

Awesome

Because of Blueberry Hill

just pleasant

I could listen to Fats many, many, times. Just so easy to enjoy.

A fascinating person and singer!

The good old classics

5 stars no notes

I knew Fats Domino was an early pioneer of rock and roll, but I never knew what a profound influence he was on other artists. There’s a reason we’re still listening to Fats 70 years after he released this music. Enjoy.

Schön, dieser ursprüngliche Rock'n'Roll!

loved it open my eyes to the world of fats I was previously unaware of. excited to dive into his catalog