This Is Fats Domino

Wow! I never am someone who chooses to listen to this style, but I love it when it's on. It's great to listen to what *ahem* "inspired" Elvis.

One time, in the 80s, my dad saw Fats sitting in a bar in a hotel in Amsterdam. My dad got a signature on a napkin, and for some reason Fats needed my dad's suspenders...

I never could find anything about this album. Only a Spotify playlist. I’m not sure how to rank an album that isn’t an album.

Another solid album. Not my favorite album of all time, but still a nice listen.

I managed to cobble together a version from various compilations on Tidal. Really great stuff. I remember being amazed when he turned up in the TV show Tremé. If you want to hear a cool tribute to him check out Guided By Voices' The Unsinkable Fats Domino referencing his survival of Hurricane Katrina.

I have no idea what genre this is but I'm a fan. This is the typa thing you'd play while dancing in the kitchen in an apron with the love of your life. Typa music you wanna get up and jive to. Would play in the background of that one scene in DPS. Six songs are unavailable on Spotify so this is an incomplete rating but I'm really liking it. The piano and sax in the back are really rocking. Whoever's on the piano is really going crazy. Favourite: Honey Chile Least favourite: La La

Pretty much as expected, undoubtedly influential, great tunes, but not something I would go out of my way to listen to

Suddenly I am a lone courier heading to the new vegas strip looking for some dude named Benny. This was such a fun listen!! I am extremely bias since I love fallout but would definitely go listen to this album again!

Made me want to play backgammon.

The 50s groove just hits, even when it's the same groove in every song 😂 Blueberry Hill & Ain't That A Shame are GOATed, Fats rules

Early rock and roll isn't really my thing tbh. It's not bad, it's just... boring. But this has a lot of heart, which was nice.

A perfectly good album! Tricky to rate, because it's such a foundational album everything here has been used, reused, overused, and parodied so many times that nothing feels fresh here. It's more a collection of tropes. But that's not the album's fault, y'know? That's what happens when you're a pioneer and a visionary 70 years ago. My favourite lyrics are the over the top ones (as per my favourite Fats track I'm Gonna Sit Right Down) some of the other writing slides by a little for me. Standout tracks: So Long, Trust In Me.

It's a fun album to listen to. Fats has a really enjoyable voice. And while I'm not necessarily drawn to the mid century swing, it's pretty enjoyable. I can see why it was popular. That being said, it's not something I seek out. It's enjoyable to listen to occasionally, but not one I'll choose to return to often.

Traditional blues from a bygone era

Ehh

One of the architects of rock n roll! But as this is the compilation, I will not go more than 4 stars.

10/10 blueberry hill 12/21/25

It was good. Fast and nice vibe, in a world where rock was being invented yet, Fats Domino make this kind of art. Make me think about the history of music and its development. I guess its a 3.

It was good- short. Nothing called out to me about it.

Yup, Fats Domino certainly knows his way around the old johanna. What's there not to like?

enjoyed this album a lot. when it comes to artists from this time period, when we used to see them in the 1970s or 80s, they were basically shells of their former selves living off one or two super-hits that you would see play on a lame variety show, PBS, or The Love Boat. This album was full of life and youthful exuberance. i loved it and totally went against my first impression of him from when i was young.

This was really impressive. I feel like this is the first artist I listened to from the 50s that wasn't mostly slow music. This actually sounds like a precursor to rock and roll. The songs even varied a bit when most sound similar from that era.

Classic. Always Good to hear al alblum by one of Rock's Founding Fathers. I smiled because I thought of Richie on Happy Days.

Exactly what I expected.

Just kinda tough to get into man

Fats is the king. This record is short and sweet, annd every song is excellent. Is it Rhythm & Blues or something more? Yes. There’s a restaurant (and venue) here in St. Louis called Blueberry Hill, because of course there is. Why wouldn’t you name a restaurant after a song with such immaculate vibes?

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Trust In Me First off, this album did not exist in YTM. I had to reconstruct it as a playlist from Fats Domino Ultimate Edition Volume 1. This was easy enough. All of the songs from "This is Fats Domino" were on Ultimate Edition Vol 1. I can't say for sure that the songs performed on the Ultimate Edition volume 1 were exactly the same as This Is Fats Domino, but it should be the same general vibe. This album is SHORT. It clocks in at 27 minutes, or 31 minutes if you listened to the "deluxe" version with two additional tracks. There's not a single song that goes reaches 3 minutes. Easy listening, both figuratively and literally, is an understatement. It's too short. Some songs just end rather abruptly. Others do the dreaded fade-out. You might find a song you like, and then its just... over. There's no opportunity to chew on any of the songs. They're all basically just little dittys that come and go. Musically, the tracks are pretty bare. Singing. Some sort of rhythm, maybe percussion and maybe bass. This album was fine. I am probably going to forget about it pretty soon though, it simply didn't have enough impact on me to call it stellar.

It's fine, but it's a bit antiquated. While Fats Domino is absolutely essential to the growth and popularization of Rock & Roll, I don't know how many people actually NEED to hear this album before they die. I certainly didn't.

Good stuff here, 30 minutes of the music that helped create rock and roll. Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday are the standout tracks for me. Fun listen

Recognised more than I expected to but not really my taste.

Pretty solid genre album.

didn’t really listen properly so maybe my fault i found it boring 17/12

Слушала в офисе, легкий для восприятия, приятные мелодии. Не мой фаворит, но 4ку хочется поставить

Great listen. I love delving into thee older albums. Mastering a 2 minute song. Straightforward and catchy.

Fats cool

Really solid front to back

3.5

Not taking anything away from Fats, he is awesome. But never has someone gotten more out of one sound.

One of the building blocks of Rock N' Roll music. I'm more of a fan of Chuck Berry's guitar driven rock music. But you can't deny the influence Fats had on bands like the Beatles.

2.5

Great stuff, love listening to this

#211/1001. According to Wikipedia this ois am album. But I guess at the time most artists released singles and when the LP format started gaining popularity, the singles were collected there. And it sort of happened with cds, you could have more stuff in them. And I can now see "albums" such as 100 hits of 1956 in Spotify so the trend goes on. Nevertheless, the song list is a bit different than in wiki, it is basically the A side of the original plus two extra songs. You can find most songs from the Complete Imperial Singles album. Definitely classic stuff and a nice reminder that 70 year old music can sound fresh.

Truly a must listen album!!

Gentle

A good album of the time

It’s really catchy stuff. Some of the songs blended together after a while, but I still enjoyed every one. Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday were highlights.

Classic stuff. Love the bluesier tracks. As an album I found it a bit samey, but I did love the brass flourishes. Probably not a popular thing to say, but not overly keen on his voice, but it really suits the style. Makes me feel wistful for an earlier age. The guitar on Trust in Me is fabulous.

Classic R&B and the blueprint for rock n roll.

New Orleans Rhythm and Blues. Great Saturday afternoon listen. Makes me want to swing my hips and click my fingers. Great drums.

I love fats and I love pips 3/5

This is the roots. You can draw lines from all the music I've listened to my entire life that connects back to Fats Domino in some way. If this music hits you right, you never forget how it made you feel the first time you heard it. Pure magic.

I don't know enough about this style of music to meaningfully comment, but fair play on making it to 89 years old when you're whole deal is that you're fat

> The Beatles

Very familiar songs from a time when albums were a collection of songs. The voice is great and the music will last.

pretty good i enjoy blues-y stuff

Here's the full album if anyone is looking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mshDKLp9SSs But honestly? It doesn't fucking matter what you listen to by Fats Domino. It's going to be a 5 regardless of what you listen to. Every song by Fats fucking rocks and is infinitely listenable. The latter half of this short ass album was definitely the best, with Poor Poor Me being my favourite. But honestly, every song on here rocked. Fats Domino was so talented yet unfortunately overshadowed by other massive artists of the time. Good to see him getting some love on 1001.

It's timeless music, not all of it lands for me but I can of course understand the significance of Fats Domino as a musician. History aside, it doesn't stop the album from being a bit same-y. It's good, and I'm sure this would have blown the pomade out of my hair in the fifties. Highlights: Blue Monday, So Long

So fun! There'd be no rock and roll without black folks.

Fats can write a heck of a song and this album is filled with good ones. Nearly 70 years later I'm not sure there's anything particularly special about this album other than the fact that this 50s rocker inspired many that came after him. I'm not sure I would listen to this again but i also would never turn this off. It's just good ole rock n roll but I like it...

Not my cuppa

Ei kyllä maistu. Kovaa yritystä siellä täällä, mutta varsinkaan tähän mielentilaan ei kolahtanut ollenkaan.

Läski pelinappula varmaan ihan legis ukko, pioneeri ja sillee, mut nyt siitä ei pisteitä ropise. Ei jaksanu edes kaikkia biisejä kuunnella

Eipä tässä nyt mikään kuulostanu mitenkään erikoiselta, samanlaista tauhkaa varmaan miljoona levyä.

Täähän on tätä aikasta rokettirollia mutta vähän on pliisua. Eikä oo taaskaan tarpeeks Fallouttia. Ei lähe oikein millään vaikka kuinka puristelis. Mutta nimestä plussaa jos ei muuta. Ei pysty kyl ees kolmosta nyt antamaan. Ei oo sermiä saati särmiä.

Ihan reipasta menoa. Tää touhu uppoaa kyllä itselleni aina paremmin kun on vähän laulun luritusta mukana. New Orleans oli kova biisi! Viheltelyt toimii aina. Ei nyt mitään ihan maata mullistavaa meininkiä kuitenkaan, niin mennään kolmosella.

Loved

Enjoyable, early rock and roll sound, nice easy background music

A classic of the classics

Very cute. I liked Blueberry Hill, Honey Chile, and Mardi gras in new Orleans a lot.

good

It's aight

This was great - Blueberry Hill is obviously a classic but the rest were equally listenable.

Album 981 of 1089 This Is Fats Domino - Fats Domino (1957) Rating : 3 / 5 Today’s album was This Is Fats Domino… or at least as close as I could get to it. Since the album isn’t available on Spotify, I built a playlist and, somewhere along the way, jumped over into a full Fats Domino mix. Honestly? It didn’t matter - because I’ve heard most of these songs all my life. Fats Domino is one of those foundational figures in rock and roll who sometimes gets taken for granted, simply because his music has always been there. His easygoing vocals, that rolling piano style, and the warm, familiar rhythm of his hits laid down a blueprint that countless others built upon. And when Happy Days came along in the ’70s and reintroduced his songs to a new generation, it just proved how timeless his sound really was. Now, I’ll admit -f you listen long enough, the songs can start to feel a bit repetitive. Fats found a formula, and he stuck with it. But it was a formula that worked, and more importantly, one that helped define an entire era of American music. There’s comfort in that consistency, and a whole lot of joy in revisiting it. Even if I couldn’t recreate the exact album track-for-track, spending some time with Fats Domino today was a reminder of just how important he was - and how good his music still feels.

Didn't really leave an impression. It's like "generic 50s music". Not bad, kinda groovy, but 5/10

Prior to listening this album, I only really knew Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino. It turns out though that if you heard that, you've kind of heard them all - but in a good way.

I've never listened to this album (68). Tough listen, half of the songs are missing on Spotify. But you can't hate on the Fat Man.

Pleasant and chill, nice music to listen while cooking

Fun to listen to.

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Behagelig og lidt festlig at sætte på.

How could you not love this? It's bouncy, GREAT voice, and the dude rocks.

5/5

The songs that are done right are so, so right. Love that they aren’t too long. Not sure if this is an actual album though was hard to find the right songs.

Obviously a very important album if we're talking in terms of groundbreaking influence across genres - I quite enjoyed it

I loved this. It was relaxed and fun. That 50's vibe is something else.

old classic stuff that sounds like it

Not for me. Nothing against it. I’m sure it slapped back in 1957. But it doesn’t suit me. I can still appreciate it musically. 3/5

Was only able to listen to some of the songs from a playlist on spotify, but really enjoyed it. Perfect for a snowy day at home.

This feels like the quintessential definition of 'tickling the ivories' and great vocals to compliment. Fun all the way through.

Great voice

I'm sure it's historically significant, but I seriously doubt it'll get much more play for me.

that was it? fun I guess. reminds me swing dancing with **. two

3.0/10

After a couple of tracks became a bit boring

Fats Domino is one of the most important people of the 20th century for christening Rock and Roll. The repercussions of such music has affected so much of the cultural history of humanity and who knows what to humanity and creativity. Or to put it quite simply: this fucks. It fucked so hard in the 1950s it helped desegregate America because black and white people wanted to get drunk and boogie down to this dude. Elvis said he was the King of Rock and Roll, and it's impossible not to hear anything from this record and not hear the trickle

Another one of those albums that peaks with the first song and the rest is kinda just there. Not bad tho.

Really great!

Classic

3.5 for me. Not my typical style, but was fun and I can 100% see it’s influence.

Fun, nothing special. Prefer the Louis Armstrong version of blueberry hill

I knew I liked boogie woogie, now I know I love it. Every one the of 27 minutes of this album was pure joy

You can't go wrong with something as classic as this. Of course, you're also limited by there being a lot less innovation at the time, since in the 50s music was less a form of (creative) art – excluding jazz – and more a form of showmanship. But Fats Domino is a showman of the ages, and he puts on a grand concert here. Great beats, most of them fairly fast, and most of them harnessing the tried-and-true power of the blues. I can usually only handle a couple of blues progressions per album, so after the fourth or fifth one I was starting to tire a little, but Domino is great at keeping you engaged and swaying around the kitchen while you dry the dishes. (Anyone else?) The tracks with "blue" in their title are the strongest, despite being some of the least "blues" tracks. It makes sense that these were the hit singles. Reeling And Rocking is maybe the most challenging track, accounting for its strange rhythm that's sort of halfway between a slow rocking-chair shuffle and a swift, peppy jig. Not much new in the way of chords, though. Overall, plenty of way-paving for British Invasion bands, modern blues, soul, and R&B. Not much else to say, really. The songs are extremely simple and about as effective as they can be despite that. At least it isn't a live album, because in the 50s, those tend to be sketchy (in quality) at best. 4/5 Key tracks: Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday, So Long

- onpa modernin kuulosta tavaraa! usein jtn 50-luvun menoja kuunnellessa se kuulostaa oikeasti siltä että on äänitetty 80 vuotta sitten eikä oo pystytty parantamaan mitenkään - täytyy tutkailla divareita löytyiskö fats dominon levyjä hyllyyn

I'm just bored of music like this. I get that it's dead influential and stuff but it's just so tedious to listen to. Fats Domino is slightly better than most because his voice is quite good. It's been so long since a 5. I feel like Mr Domino was mocking me with that second to last song

This is short and fun and I like it a lot. 4 stars. Maybe 5 stars?! It's so fun.

I love Fats Domino's voice and piano-playing. Just pure rhythm & blues. Brian Setzer really ripped off the melody from Trust in Me for his Jump Jive n' Wail, huh.

Fun

Only half album available on Spotify. Good voice.

Obsessed with Fats Domino's other album titles. Here Comes Fats Domino, Fats is Back, A Lot of Dominos, Here He Comes Again! This is a cool album, The horns were great and I could picture him having fun singing/playing all of these songs which was nice :)

Some classics I have heard before but never new the name of.

This is one of those albums where the historical weight is impossible to miss. Fats Domino isn’t just playing songs here—he’s inventing a whole vocabulary. The left-hand feel on “Blueberry Hill” alone became the blueprint for decades of New Orleans piano players, and the easy swing of his band shows how ahead of the curve he really was. And yet, despite all the brilliance and lineage on display, the album didn’t hit me as hard as I expected. I love so many artists who built directly on Fats’s foundation, so I assumed I’d fall head over heels for the source material. Instead, I found myself respecting it more than loving it. The ideas are groundbreaking, the playing is rock-solid, and you can hear the future taking shape—but the emotional connection didn’t fully land for me. It’s still essential listening, both as a snapshot of a key moment in American music and as a masterclass in feel and groove. But for me, the legacy shines brighter than the experience of the record itself.

Not for me

I enjoyed this for the history and culture around it. Fun little ditties. Nothing that really really caught and grabbed me but I felt like it still deserved a 4.

J - Blueberry Hill

excellent record

Having just listened to the Slim Shady LP it is somewhat of a relief to return to an era where things were so coded- losing a "rooster' being the opening innuendo and the album continuing in the same vein. Musically it's all fairly similar to Blueberry Hill, bluesy, laid-back, and I think would have been most engaging live, but most striking is the variety in Fats' vocal performance. Will definitely give this a re-listen in the summer

Rock and or roll.

Love this music and the threads it wove in the world.

Classic

It’s good - but also too dated for my taste. But of course this should be in the 1001 book

A darn good ride of an album

As it seems to be with albums that are this old, it was a bit of a struggle to locate this album. If you're diligent, you can find one in its entirety on YouTube. This album was refreshing. 1950s R&B can often sound repetitive, and while this one has its moments as well, the originality and energy that Fats Domino brings here is just incredible.

Not much to say here. It's Fats Domino.

Excellent album and really Enjoyed it and a great listen

Wonderful

most songs sound a bit samey ig but its not bad at all. uhhhhh yeah this was pretty good

Not on streaming so I opted to listen to "Fats Domino Swings." Very fun, I can't imagine someone listening to this and finding a reason to hate. Fav song: Blueberry Hill

pretty good. i like the piano it was fun and upbeat. not something i see myself returning to though

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As usual I can't offer any new insight on this artist and his music. The man was one of the architects of rock music. An absolute legend. The one thing that struck me listening to this is how smooth and laid back he made rock n roll. Rock in a slow groove. Pretty sure some of these tracks will make it to a regular playlist for me.

Greatest respect for this album's place in history's musical pathway. Though it's not going to be a stepping stone in mine.

The blues songs worked better for me, I can appreciate it with an active effort, can't vibe to it in the background too much though.

more like 2.5 stars

I didn't realize Fats Domino played the piano! He's so known for his tender, buttery voice on "Blueberry Hill" that this fact is overlooked. And that first song was and is so charming, and it is little wonder the song has persisted until this day. The rest of the album was nice enough but lacked that charm. When I say "nice enough," the album flowed well and was an easy listen, but it just wasn't memorable. Still a nice listen worthy of inclusion, though. Without Fats Domino and his early rock and roll sound, we wouldn't be anywhere close to today's music.

I'm not really a Fats fan. He's fine, and ultimately this album was fine too -- it made for an easy listen -- but his music runs pretty bland for my liking. That said, I absolutely acknowledge that this seemingly basic music was a seed that had major impact on modern music.

I'm cheating. Can't find this album for the life of me, so I just listened to "Fats Domino Swings." All of these songs are basically the same anyway. Still great, though. It's simple but wildly influential, and this ole' boy could play a damn tune. Fats smacks. Cool cat Fats. Fats Cats. Swingin' a bat, Mr. Fats wit da Hats? Alright.

The king of New Orleans soul gives us some of his finest sides!

Jazz classics with a soulful voice. Yay Fats Domino

Wow this was really fun. You sometimes need to be reminded that rock and roll should be fun. Too many people taking themselves way too seriously.

Good stuff, didn't knew him that well.

Only half the songs are on spotify, but the remaining sound pretty good

55

Decent jazzy album but struggles from a lack of variety.

Good album. I haven't heard Fats in years and it was a nice trip down nostalgia lane. It was a very nice listen and I could see myself revisiting it often, but it didn't grab me enough to put in regular rotation.

I listened to it twice and still can’t remember it.

Drums: 4/4 mid tempo back beat. Piano & guitar: 12 bar blues. Bass: take it for a walk Horns: obnoxiously loud Vocalist: men sing about women; women sing about men. Backing vocalist: call and response everything. There, I saved you listening to anything from the 50s.

Not quite my cup of tea, but a cool compilation of songs

A lot of my early musical relationship with my wife was buoy around Fats and other 50s American artists. Still love hearing his piano and croon. It cuts through with a smile that’s infectious and makes everything feel better. I’ll still argue this is the ear before “albums” were a a thing. I’ll give it the 4 for Fats and his style, not necessarily the album because it was about the singles and New Orleans feel, there is no arc for a statement as a whole.

A certain kind of perfection. Not avant garde to today's ears, but sweet and sincere and groundbreaking for its time.

Short and sweet. Some classics on here!

Although I'm not all that well-versed in early R&B/rock-n-roll music, it's hard to imagine this collection *wouldn't* include something by Fats Domino. I have no idea if there are better Fats albums to choose for this project--according to the Wikipedia entry, this only sold 50,000 copies, while the "1001 Albums" entry indicates that Fats Domino sold a staggering 65 million records in the 1950s alone--but this seems like a reasonable selection.

I suspect there are much better Fats Domino albums out there--probably his live albums. This didn't do much for me.

Ok

Another album that I couldn't get into. Nothing to hate I guess.

This is definitely a fun album. I liked a lot about it. For sure my favorite of this genre so far, but I am not a big fan of the genre itself. I would come back to this in the future. He has a good voice without even trying.

Good old fashioned rock and roll. Nice!

You know I would like this, but, it’s not that passionate

It’s like a music history lesson listening to this stuff, it’s amazing! Can you even try to imagine what it must of been no like hearing all this stuff for the first time?

Actually liked this a lot. Lovely voice.

Ratatatatpack

It's okay. Other than Blueberry Hill, a straight up downtempo blues album for the most part.

The album was not on spotify

An incredibly important artist in the giant leap to modern music, you can hear blues and jazz morph into Rock n roll in real time.

A thorough exploration of a few chord structures and musical ideas. I do like this kind of mellow bluesy rock and roll and it would have been amazing to hear live, but the recordings are showing their age and nothing really stood out.

Great first album on the list. Not all of the tracks were on my streaming service so I pieced together what I could from the track listing. Although great and timeless (I recognized most every track). This seems to be a compilation album, while fine, takes away from the whole "Album" feel. I don't get the vibe that we are hearing a certain era of Fats, but more a celebration of the classics. Great stuff though! was fun to hear and was a quick listen.

Overall: 7/10 Finding all the songs from this album was an absolute pain in the butt, but once I got them all in a playlist it was a breeze to listen to. Compared to other rock albums of this time, I found this album to be incredibly chill and relaxing. They were pretty much all mid tempo songs and Fats, while not having a crazy impressive voice, had a calming effect on the listener. I'd probably come back to this one if I didn't have to put so much effort into finding every track. Fav Song: Blueberry Hill

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First one I’ve heard from the other list. Being a big fan of 60’s R’n’R this is awesome.

Enjoyable. Blueberry Hill is on my Regular Jams playlist so I maybe came into this album with a bias. Didn't blow me away, but a good bit of swingy blues is good for the soul. I'm sure Mardi Gras in New Orleans is an arrangement of the old standard of Golddigger. Today I also listened to: CMAT, EURO-COUNTRY. Great 215. Emma-Jean Thackray, Weirdo. Superb. 216.

- I definitely feel like this album deserves to be featured in a History of Contemp. Music course, but I don’t love listening to it as much as I appreciate it. It’s so much the prototype for what’s to come that it doesn’t really feel fresh now that there is so much music to choose from. - That doesn’t take away from the fact that the music is pleasant and well-played and sung. I also won’t deny that Blueberry Hill is still a banger, and Blue Monday & Troubles of My Own are great. Probably would have loved this album when it came out! - Unfortunately, the production isn’t great, it feels pretty fuzzy, so it can be hard to hear all of the detail.

One of the GOAT’s. Every single track is a classic. No notes 10/10 Favorite tracks- “Hiney Chile” “Blue Monday” “Mardi Gras inNew Orleans”

Another album that is inaccessible on most platforms. After finally finding it (thanks Reddit!), this is decent - nothing blowing me away here and probably not worth the effort of tracking it down.

This was fun ⭐⭐⭐.75 Just a quick note on the recording / audio quality: If you're having trouble or somewhat uncomfortable listening to this, it's likely because most of the music of this era were mastered for AM radio, which did not have sufficient bandwidth to carry all the sonic information a band produced, nor did the overwhelming majority of playback equipment (speakers) have to capacity to reproduce the whole sonic spectrum. Everything sounds dry and tinny; there is virtually no bass.

Repetitive but still fun.

Nice

I’m mainly rating this based on the compilation that’s available, since the full album isn’t on streaming. I listened to the album on YouTube however, but even through bits and pieces. This feels like a legendary classic, timeless spirit of rock n roll in its early days. If Elvis and The Beatles were inspired by this guy then Fats Domino is truly one of the great legends. To me listening to this feels like listening to the foundations for most of the music we listen to now. The wave of piano fills and air instruments, the blend of blues, jazz and early rock that defined an era and shaped the sound of rock n roll and the R&B scene for decades. Fats seems to have an immense influence yet doesn’t get the credit he deserves compared to those who came after him and his successors. I can easily imagine this was the shit that got tongues wagging, toes tapping, and hips shaking in the 50s. Pure fun music. I also love that he based his whole brand on the fact that he’s fat, turning a flaw into a unique trait, to me that kind of confidence made him stand out even more. Favourite tracks: Blueberry Hill, Whats The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You, Blue Monday, You Done Me Wrong, Reelin' and Rocking, The Fat Man's Hop, Trust in me, Goin' Home

Not my style, but I can appreciate how important the artist and music was/is. Listening 2 stars, respect 5 stars.

I should be surrounded by hot rods listening to this :)

Happy days "Blueberry Hill" song they reference all the time.

I wonder what current music will be so much of its time that it cannot possibly make it out of its own era…

Had trouble finding this exact album so I just searched for every song individually. The majority were on his greatest hits album. I've always appreciated his work. If the actual album is as good as the songs individually, which I assume it is, I'd rank this one 3 stars. Blueberry hill is a classic.

Did you know that Fat’s was an accomplished surfer as a youth, and would spend his summers in the waves off Southern California? He met his first wife on the beach in Santa Monica in the late ‘30’s, who described his surfing style as “Fat Spinnin” because of his foot turns while riding. Soon all the kids were calling him the Domino Rider up and down the beach’s of LA, and he liked the sound of Fat’s as well. Thus FDR became quite the sensation in the city of angels, and before long, Capital Records came calling. His first album, a 1943 limited release titled FDR Blasts the Beach, never could find a place on the charts, with critics calling it slow and disorganized. After a few months, the project was shelved, and the masters for the album were reportedly destroyed. Fats nearly quit music after that, but he gave it one final try, dropping the Rider and simply going by the name Fats Domino. And as they say, the rest is history.

hell yeah!

Bello

3/5

As a kid I loved this music, I can appreciate it as an adult, but I'm not exactly craving for Fats to be on repeat

2.9 2x good old timey music

Had to find compiled version of all the songs from this album 1957. Not on Apple Music. Blueberry Hill- reminds me of Happy Days the TV show

Pool albumit polnud Spotifys saadaval, aga see, mis on olemas, on klassikaline hea rock&roll. Võiks lõputult kuulata. Paljud lood 6/8 minekuga. Terve album tekitab Fallouti mängimise isu jälle.

Very easy listening.

Love this. Hard not to toe tap or head nod for all of these.

Day 67 Voice as smooth as butter but not an album I’d return to. Good but not for me 5/10 Highlights Blueberry Hill

OK, classic old school stuff

Nice, and historicially significant too, liked the saxophones here

Classic. Maybe a little bit dated but if this guy would have lived and performed today I would definitely go and watch, what an energy. 4.5 stars

Disfrutable y clasicon Fats, es un poco musica de fondo o de pub/hamburgueseria tematica de los 50s

It’s about as good as 50’s music gets. Man am I glad I wasn’t around in the 50’s, tho. 2.5⭐️ rounding up, because us fattys got to stick together

It is what it is. Kinda like Elvis: nothing I'd be super jazzed to spin again and again, but I definitely see the value and influence in it.

Nice to go back to where it all began!

nothing music

Could not get this album in its entirety but liked what I heard

2,6/5

It's cool, it was a struggle to even find this album. I just feel like music has evolved so much, this is stuff I've heard at antique shops a million times. Still some decent music though.

Right or wrong…..Ronnie Cunningham from Happy Days always comes to mind when I hear Blueberry Hill. He has a nice voice and I get more blues than straight r ‘n’ b.

This makes me nostalgic. Makes me want to watch a period movie. Makes me want to go sit on a porch and listen to live music in the summer. The days when I feel nostalgic, romantic, and hopeful, this is what I’ll play.

Some old albums feel timeless but this just felt kind of old. 50s music is not a preferred genre for me. The lyrics are kinda simplistic and boring

Gotta love the blues.

I had a ton of fun with this one! My in laws were over and we all recognized multiple songs.

Fun and groovy, hadn’t listened to most of these songs before.

Had a happy, positive vibe to it.

17 minutes of pure goodness. Smashing Pumpkins Collie nonsense, are you listening?!? This is what music should be!

6/10 I can absolutely see why this would have been considered a major hit at the time. Highlight: Blueberry Hill

Nice, simple fun listen, but I don't see myself coming back to it very often, if at all. Pretty basic stuff, but still interesting to see where rock was at before it really came into what it's perceived as today.

Nice, simple fun listen, but I don't see myself coming back to it very often, if at all. Pretty basic stuff, but still interesting to see where rock was at before it really came into what it's perceived as today.

This is just good-time rock ’n’ roll. It’s wild to think how much came from something so simple and so happy. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Blueberry Hill - What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You - Blue Monday - So Long

It's really lovely and warm and nice. How could you not like it?

new orleans r&b. gefällt mir

Good for this era, can visualise the dance floors of the 50s getting down to this album. Guess it was on here because it did this style so well and was influential. I’d probably only listen again though for a throwback to this era.

Some great old timey rock and roll. I grew up with my parents listening to this music. Fun but probably not something I would ever put on. Good job creating a whole new genre of music. I will admit after a while all the songs kind of start to sound the same.

Dope

Classic Fats, great piano and great vibes.

“This is Fats Domino” was recorded in 1957, and I must admit that for me, it only makes sense to evaluate it from a historical perspective. I largely agree with Fats Domino that the “rock ‘n’ roll” he delivers here is actually New Orleans rhythm and blues. However, the songs “Honey Chile” and “What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You” definitely have rock ‘n’ roll vibes. In addition to Domino's legendary version of “Blueberry Hill,” I also recommend “Blue Monday” and “Mardi Grass in New Orleans.”

4 - good throughout

Best Song: Blue Monday. You can really here the beautiful quality of his voice on this track, the compliment of the sax works fantastically, and the rhythm section provides a nice, energetic backing. Great all around. Worst Song: The Fat Man's Hop. Great title, no vocals. Overall: Great vocals. What I also like is that the album seems to be mixed in accordance with the understanding here that the Fats Domino's vocals are the most important part. He doesn't have to fight against the backing instrumentals; they simply hold him up and stay out of the way.

Oh I love this so damn much, such an amazing voice and the way the songs have this soothing effect is enchanting

Feel good, good tunes & great voice.

Good mood bops. Listened to this while exploring a new town.

These building blocks of rock and roll albums are always a lot of fun. Fats rules.

Was fun to listen to and may listen to again.

17.00, suihku, läppärin kajarit, qobuz

Sax solos are back baby! I hope you like the 12 bar blues because you're going to get a lot of it. Overall a fun listen and music history lesson. I wasn't expecting a pastiche of "jump, jive, and wail" on the last track, that was neat.

Sounds like I’m 8 years old chillin’ in front of the Jukebox at The 50’s Grill.

Accurate name. What is 1001 albums about🥀💔

I'm not usually one for these old swing album but man is Fats special. Blueberry Hill is a legit top 100 song of all time and the rest of these are just so fun. No one does it like him. 8/10

Bit of a classic this and enjoyable listen

Fats is the man

7/10 Favourite: Blueberry Hill Least Favourite: The Fat Man's Hop

New Orloeans R&B

Fun to hear these oldies!

Great time capsule of a distinct moment in time.

Good vibes all the way through. Happy I listened to it but don't think I'll revisit too often. Might check out more of his stuff soon, curious to see what an album sounds like instead of a compilation.

Fun listen for sure. Great grooves and smooth, soulful blues. Theres nothing not to love here.

Some good jazz, but not amazing.

Curti muito!

I am always a lover of blues and jazz and this album was no exception. I never heard of Fats Domino but I enjoyed his songs and I could enjoy jazz at anytime. It is pretty wholesome to see comments of the elderly praising this album as they heard it from their times and now the new generation can get a chance to listen to these oldies. I never had a bad experience with a jazz album, keep them coming.

This was good fun, if a little samey.

Easy listening classic. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

Short and sweet, Classic 50's sound

It’s good doowap can get a little repetitive for me

HE is the swingin’est Jackson

Definitivamente uma musica do seu tempo, bem americana, não de um jeito ruim, só familiar para com a sua época. Consigo ver um senhorzinho ao lado de um radio esperando a sua musica favorita passar, que facilmente poderia ser "Honey Chile" assim como tantas gerações fizeram até os dias de hoje. Favs: Honey Chile and Reelin' and Rockin'

Pretty standard 1950s piano-driven rock/R&B here, but Fats Domino was one of the best at his craft, and it was artists like Fats Dominos, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Chuck Berry who essentially set the stage for rock and R&B's future cultural growth in the 1960s. Rooted heavily in the sound of his native New Orleans, Domino rolls through a short and sharp bunch of energetic rockers on 'This Is Fats Domino', with his impressive piano talents and rich, soulful vocals driving each number. It's a bit hard to truly delve into the context of the songs, as 1950s music is relatively basic and simple lyrically [conceptualisation in popular music was still a good decade off], but we must credit artists like Domino for bringing stronger identities into popular music, as prior to the mid 50s, music was more-so about larger ensembles colouring soundscapes to match the culture of the times [swing, jazz, classical] and people latched more to the music rather than the personalities behind it. But rock and roll had to start somewhere, and it was Domino et. al. who inspired Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison etc. to change popular music forever in the 1960s. I guess the sad part about this is these African-American artists were often consigned to segregated audiences at a time where racial segregation was a core issue affecting American society, especially in the early years of television where there was a clear dichotomy on which artists were the easier sell. It's worth remembering that a lot of these outstanding rock/R&B tracks penned by 'black' artists were later covered by 'white' artists to greater critical acclaim. Elvis, who was heavily inspired by Domino, is perhaps the best example of this, so while these 50s rock and roll record are very hard to critically review given the fact music was a vastly different product back then [i.e. no one cared about the producer, special effects, genre as long as the song was good], they have to be celebrated for their trailblazing nature. Elvis is iconic, but all the African-American musicians who wrote his songs and inspired his style can't be overlooked. And of those musicians, Fats Domino stands above many. 3/5

Great blues but not my favorite Fats album

Magnificent. And funny how since then, everything and nothing has changed.

What a great day. This is perfection from start to finish.

I see why this was popular, but it didn't really do much for me.

Great album. Clear that he was an important artists for bridging blues and rock 'n' roll. Also a great musician and not just a vocalist.

This is fun stuff, and obviously important music. The building blocks for so much that came after is here. That said, I just can't get into pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll. It's a nice listen, but rarely goes deeper than that for me. Standout Track(s): Blueberry Hill, What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You

A necessary History lessons for sure.

Blueberry Hill!!! Great tune. Blue Monday, apropos song for today. This is a nice 50's album. I'd like to think I would've jammed this back in the day. Although, I normally don't favor blues, I liked Reeling and Rocking the most after Blueberry Hill. Overall, most songs had the same swinging rhythm, so that took away from my rating. I'll give this a 3.

There's something fun and simple about these classic songs that still make me smile and want to bop around. Fats sounds warm, playful, and laid-back, and his piano style is effortless and joyful. The arrangements were uncluttered and effective and it feels like this is a bridge between jazz and rock'n'roll.

This was great. Fats has a great voice and sings seemingly without effort. I thought the instrumentation was well done with a good mix of the whole boogie woogie deal as well as jazz and swing. No overkill/technician type jazz but just really straightforward simple and effective stuff. I enjoyed Fats' piano playing also.

Note - this is NOT the album "This is Fats" found on Tidal. Fats Domino is a pleasant listen. Compared to some of the raunchy, balls-out aggressive rock and roll I've had so far (Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard), this feel much more like family friendly modern pop, but that's not a bad thing. Pleasant enough music, nice melodies. It doesnt blow me away, but you can see it as a stepping stone to all of the rock music that came afterwards. It was a trawl to find all the songs as this specific compilation wasn't available, but to be honest, you could probably pick any Fats Domino album and it would sound much the same. The dictionary definition of "fine".

Okay album. Not really my cup of T...i'd give it a 2/5 or a 5/10

Great songs. 3.5/5

Pretty good, bluesy jazz, not sure if I'd listen again. Would give 3.5, but because I might listen again I'll up it to 4*

This was a really fun listen!

oldie

El azar me ha deparado la escucha seguida de Little Richard, The Beatles y ahora Fats Dominó: dos maestros y sus cuatros alumnos aventajados. Me siento más cercano al clasicismo de Fats que a la electricidad de Richard, pero no puedo pasar por alto la trascendencia de estos dos músicos. He descubierto “Blue Monday” y “Long” ypero “Blueberry Hill” sigue siendo mi favorita, una canción que incluyó decisivamente en la música de gente tan importante como Elvis Presley.

Meh, that's the general feeling I get when listening to this record. I understand the importance of Fats Domino's boogie-woogie piano playing style on early rock (and roll), but man, this is plain dull and repetitive. Also, I'm not charmed of his so called laid-back, but to me almost sleepy, voice either. Not for me. Early rock 'n roll is not my thing, but I rather listen to Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis than this. 1 star for his importance, and one more for the fact that, luckily, this record lasted for only 26 minutes. 2/5

6/10

This was so much fun to listen to.

Rating: 2.9 They should put Fats Domino on in the background at supermarkets instead of whatever they’ve got going on now. Music from this time period has no fat and is so easy to listen to. I’m not sure how all of the songs fit as an album (as far as I know it’s just a collection of all of his early singles?) but I wouldn’t turn any of these songs off.

Det va ikke så verst; æ har av uvisse årsaker aldri hørt så mye på Fats Domino, men han passe inn i sjangeren æ hadde putta han i, og hadde en bra stemme også. Ikke overvettes interessant, men på ingen måte dårlig.

Too 50s

Simple rhythm and blues comfort music. It's got Blueberry Hill.

Never listened to Fats Domino before but I found a playlist of this album and loved what I heard. Sometimes that early rock and roll hits just right and on an early morning commute, these songs hit just right.

Good music from the past

Ja

If you’re driving on a dusty highway searching for a radio station and suddenly you can tune in to any of these songs, you will be psyched. This is the bridge between blues and pop that must be crossed to get to rock and roll. A 5.

This is a man who loved his nickname, and named almost every album after it which made this album even harder to find. To try to be fair to a 70 year old album, it definitely had a foot-tapping beat to it. He argued that he was only playing the same blues he always had, and that he wasn't playing rock and roll, and I guess I kind of agree with him? I'm not sure where the separation is, but to me this wasn't a rock and roll album. Easy enough to listen to, not something I'd really go out of my way to listen to again.

It was okay, probably good for its time but just sounds extremely dated now.

Good

Der erste Rock'n'Roller, schöne Musik, schönes Album

Boogie/Do-wop/50’s big band pop music. Not a lot of original content here. Bob Dylan hadn’t happened yet, so the musical landscape was a real mixed bag in the 50’s. Most songs are hitting around the 2 minute mark. I don’t know that any of these are real standouts. Some ok background music.

I loved this one! Another fun short burst of energy

Not to be a hater, but this guy has one of the most annoying album naming schemes I've ever seen. I'm sure at least some part of his impressive sales numbers could be attributed to people accidentally buying the wrong record and then coming back to buy a different one. As much as I dislike modern pop music, the situation with popular music in the 50s was much worse. Nowadays we at least have variety and a large selection of readily available music by indie/underground artists. It doesn't matter if you for some reason hate absolutely everything that's popular, because you can completely disregard every artist that has over 100000 monthly listeners on Spotify and still not be starved for chose. This wasn't the case in the 50s when your only chance of ever seeing your music getting released was to get signed by one of the record labels who controlled all the recording and pressing equipment. All of them were fighting for market share, and the only viable strategy, it seems, was to pump out as many different records as possible. This led to a lot of music at the time, regardless of genre, sounding extremely samey, since the musicians didn't have the time to make anything sophisticated and they were recorded playing whatever. To be fair, this didn't change much in the 60s or the 70s, but at that time we saw a lot more experimentation and innovation (both technological and artistic). And some of that music just so happened to get popular. This album is not the worst example of that approach. It is a product of its time, and you won't find anything markedly different on it. It's completely inoffensive and sound like a thousand other albums from the same time period. This album might as well be called generic_50s_r&b.mp3, but at least it's very energetic the whole way through, so I though it was kind of fun, I guess.

Highlights: Blue Monday, Blueberry Hill. In a nutshell: bridging the gap. Record companies and artists started the transition from pressing singles to releasing albums around the 1950's, so I'll cut it some slack for most songs sounding the same. Part R&B, part early rock and roll, but smooth. Overall: 5/10

This was cool but didn’t really move me.

Clearly very influential but not as musically interesting or exciting as some other artists of the time.

Fats has a beautiful and powerful voice. Not really my kinda music but I enjoyed parts of it. Favorite track: The Rooster Song

Classic

This was amazing. Never knew about him until this moment. Loved the blues and voice For me it's a 9 out 10.

It was alright, I really liked his voice, very easy to listen to.

cool, outdated, but cool

Old time rock and roll. Haven't listened to a ton of this, but sounds pretty good. I'm not always into this super dawn of rock stuck, but I enjoyed this. 4/5

- houveram muitos avanços na produção musical na segunda metade dos anos 50 - esse álbum tem muita qualidade de composição, muita musicalidade - acho que fica nítido se comparar com álbuns mais antigos, deve ter sido importante pra época

Couldn't quite find a full version of this anywhere online, but no biggie. Anyone with any amount of interest in music history should know of Fats Domino. One of New Orleans' finest, guy was a pioneer in rock n roll, influencing all sorts of artists and creating a standard for the genre. This collection of songs may sound simple in this current day and age, but this is what rock n roll sounded like when it was taking off in the 50's. That much I can appreciate and tap my toes to.

eady listening album. some tracks from the previous album were longer than this whole thing. some real classics