Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'/This Is Fats Tracks
1. My Blue Heaven
2. Swanee River Hop
3. Second Line Jump
4. Goodbye
5. Careless Love
6. I Love Her
7. I'm in Love Again
8. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
9. Are You Going My Way
10. If You Need Me
11. My Heart Is in Your Hands
12. Fat's Frenzy
13. Blueberry Hill
14. Honey Chile
15. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You?)
16. Blue Monday
17. So Long
18. La-La
19. Troubles of My Own
20. You Done Me Wrong
21. Reelin' and Rockin'
22. Fat Man's Hop
23. Poor Poor Me
24. Trust in Me
25. I'm Walkin' [*]
26. It's You I Love [*]
Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'/This Is Fats Review
Like that of every rock & roll star of the '50s, Fats Domino's claim to fame was made in the singles market. In fact, Domino had been recording hit singles at Imperial for eight years before the label released his first LP in 1956. Indeed, what's most interesting about Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino (not to be confused with its follow-up, Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'), repackaged here with his third LP, This Is Fats Domino (not to be confused with his fifth LP, This Is Fats), is that the tracks were recorded over those eight years (beginning with 1949's "The Fat Man") and yet his style never changed. Domino's hit singles can be found on My Blue Heaven. This one's for those who want to hear obscure tracks such as the original version of "Rose Mary" (written for his wife) and 1952's "Reeling and Rocking." --Bill Holdship
Before these Collectibles sets came out the only way to my knowledge one could get all these songs on CD was to shell out for the Bear Family complete Fats Domino recordings "Out of New Orleans"--something I couldn't afford. The 4-CD box set that was widely available a few years back confined itself mainly to hits. But many gems were omitted, and some of those appear here. In particular, the instrumentals "Swanee River Hop," and "Fat Man's Hop" (not "Shop", as printed on the Amazon playlist) show more the extent of Fats's piano skills than most of his hit songs. Buy this CD and settle back for some REAL rock and roll!