Release history

The album was released on Imperial Records, catalog #LP-9004, in March 1956^[4] and reissued by London Records under the title Carry on Rockin’.^[5]

When Domino left Imperial in 1963 to join Paramount, Imperial retained the rights to this and several other of Domino’s notable albums,^[6] reissuing it on LP as recently as 1981.^[7] In particular, the album was reissued in 1969 as stereo (in fact “Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo”, as printed on cover) by Liberty Records, the new owner of Imperial Records, with catalog# LP-12387^[8] and later in 1978 by United Artists Records, the new owner of Liberty Records, with catalog# UAS 29.097.^{[9][note 1]}

It has subsequently been reissued in conjunction with another early Domino album, Million Sellers by Fats, as Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino/Million Sellers by Fats.^[12]

Songs

Although this was Domino’s album debut, the R&B pianist had already been recording singles for seven years at the time of this release.^[13] The album compiled a number of Domino’s hit singles as well as some songs that would soon become hit singles, including “Ain’t It a Shame” (#1 “”Black Singles”, #10 “Pop Singles”), “All by Myself” (#1 “Black Singles”), “Poor Me” (#1 “Black Singles”), “Bo Weevil” (#5 “Black Singles”, #35 “Pop Singles”) and “Don’t Blame It On Me” (#9 “Black Singles”), but omitted “Don’t You Know” (#7 “Black Singles”), “I Can’t Go On” (#6 “Black Singles”) and “Thinking of You” (#14, “Black Singles”).^[14][15]

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.

1. “The Fat Man” – 2:33
2. “Tired of Crying” (Domino) – 2:10
3. “Goin’ Home” (Domino, Al Young) – 2:09
4. “You Said You Loved Me” – 2:32
5. “Going to the River” – 2:28
6. “Please Don’t Leave Me” (Domino) – 2:30
7. “Rose Mary” – 2:10
8. “All by Myself” – 2:18
9. “Ain’t It a Shame” – 2:23
10. “Poor Me” – 2:15
11. “Bo Weevil” – 2:01
12. “Don’t Blame It on Me” – 2:38

Personnel

• Fats Domino – piano, vocals
• Bunny Robyn – presumed producer^[2]

Notes