Artist: Fats Domino

Title: I've Been Around: The Complete Imperial and ABC-Paramount Recordings

Year Of Release: 2019

Label: Bear Family

Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, New Orleans R&B, Swamp-Pop, Piano Blues

Quality: MP3 320kbps stereo

Total Time: 12:16:33

Total Size: 1.64 GB (scans)



Get ready to find your thrill, as Bear Family Records has the ultimate tribute to singer, pianist, and rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino. The new 12CD/1DVD box set I’ve Been Around is packed with 312 tracks including all of Domino’s recordings for Imperial Records, the label on which he made his name and recorded his biggest hits from 1948-1962, and ABC-Paramount Records, where he continued turning out stellar work between 1963-1965. This being a Bear Family box, it also features a treasure trove of originally unreleased alternate takes, undubbed and unedited masters, and backing tracks as well as a stunning, 240-page full-color hardcover book with updated and extended liner notes by Rick Coleman; track-by-track commentary by producers Hank Davis and Scott Parker (who have been involved in over 50 Bear Family projects); a comprehensive Domino Imperial sessionography and the most complete ABC-Paramount discography available to date; plus numerous previously unpublished images. Whew!





CD 1:

1. The Fat Man

2. Detroit City Blues

3. Hide Away Blues

4. She's My Baby

5. Brand New Baby

6. Little Bee

7. Boogie Woogie Baby

8. Hey! La Bas Boogie

9. Korea Blues

10. Every Night About This Time

11. Careless Love

12. Hey! Fat Man

13. Tired Of Crying

14. What's The Matter Baby

15. I've Got Eyes For You

16. Stay Away

17. Don't You Lie To Me

18. My Baby's Gone

19. Rockin' Chair

20. Sometimes I Wonder

21. Right From Wrong

22. You Know I Miss You

23. I'll Be Gone

24. No, No Baby



CD 2:

1. Reeling And Rocking

2. Goin' Home

3. The Fat Man's Hop

4. How Long

5. Long Lonesome Journey

6. Poor Poor Me

7. Trust In Me

8. Cheatin'

9. Mardi Gras In New Orleans

10. I Guess I'll Be On My Way

11. Nobody Loves Me

12. Dreaming

13. Going To The River

14. I Love Her

15. Second Line Jump

16. Goodbye

17. Swanee River Hop

18. Please Don't Leave Me

19. Domino Stomp

20. You Said You Love Me

21. Fats Domino Blues

22. The Girl I Love



СD 3:

1. Rose Mary

2. Ain't It Good

3. Don't Leave Me This Way

4. Something's Wrong

5. Fat's Frenzy

6. Goin' Back Home

7. You Left Me

8. Forty-Four

9. Barrel House

10. Little School Girl

11. If You Need Me

12. You Done Me Wrong

13. Thinking Of You

14. Baby Please

15. Where Did You Stay

16. You Can Pack Your Suitcase

17. I Lived My Life

18. Little Mama

19. I Know

20. Love Me

21. Don't You Hear Me Calling You

22. Don't You Know

23. Helping Hand



СD 4:

1. Ain't It A Shame

2. All By Myself

3. La-La

4. Blue Monday

5. Troubles Of My Own

6. Poor Me

7. I Can't Go On

8. I'm In Love Again

9. Bo Weevil

10. Don't Blame It On Me

11. So Long

12. My Blue Heaven

13. When My Dreamboat Comes Home

14. What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You

15. Blueberry Hill

16. Honey Chile

17. I'm Walkin'

18. What Will I Tell My Heart

19. I'm In The Mood For Love

20. My Happiness

21. The Rooster Song

22. As Time Goes By

23. It's You I Love

24. Valley Of Tears

25. Wait And See

26. The Big Beat

27. I Still Love You



СD 5:

1. What's Wrong

2. Help Me

3. Oh Ba-A-By

4. Howdy Podner

5. I Can't Go On This Way

6. Ida Jane

7. (The Twist) Set Me Free

8. Would You

9. Don't Deceive Me

10. Telling Lies

11. Town Talk

12. Twistin' The Spots

13. True Confession

14. Sailor Boy

15. It Must Be Love

16. Little Mary

17. Stack & Billy

18. When I See You

19. Oh Whee

20. My Love For Her

21. I Want You To Know

22. Yes, My Darling

23. Don't You Know I Love You



CD 6:

1. Sick And Tired

2. No, No

3. Prisoner's Song

4. One Of These Days

5. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

6. Young School Girl

7. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day

8. How Can I Be Happy

9. Lazy Woman

10. Isle Of Capri

11. Coquette

12. Once In A While

13. Sheik Of Araby

14. Whole Lotta Loving

15. I Miss You So

16. I'll Always Be In Love With You

17. Hands Across The Table

18. So Glad

19. Darktown Strutter's Ball

20. Margie

21. My Heart Is Bleeding

22. I Hear You Knocking

23. Lil' Liza Jane

24. Every Night

25. When The Saints Go Marching In

26. Country Boy



CD 7:

1. I'm Ready

2. I Want To Walk You Home

3. When I Was Young

4. Easter Parade

5. I've Been Around

6. Be My Guest

7. Tell Me That You Love Me

8. Before I Grow To Old

9. Walking To New Orleans

10. Don't Come Knockin'

11. Put Your Arms Around Me

12. Three Nights A Week

13. Shu Rah

14. Rising Sun

15. My Girl Josephine

16. You Always Hurt The One You Love

17. Magic Isles

18. Natural Born Lover

19. Am I Blue

20. It's The Talk Of The Town

21. It Keeps Rainin'

22. What A Price

23. Ain't That Just Like A Woman

24. Fell In Love On Monday

25. Trouble In Mind

26. Hold Hands

27. Bad Luck And Trouble

28. I've Been Calling



CD 8:

1. I Just Cry

2. Ain't Gonna Do It

3. Won't You Come On Back

4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

5. I'm Alone Because I Love You

6. Good Hearted Man

7. In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town

8. Along The Navajo Trail

9. One Night

10. Trouble Blues

11. You Win Again

12. Your Cheatin' Heart

13. Let The Four Winds Blow

14. What A Party

15. Rockin' Bicycle

16. Did You Ever Seen A Dream Walking

17. Birds And Bees

18. Wishing Ring

19. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

20. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

21. South Of The Border

22. Teen Age Love

23. Stop The Clock

24. My Real Name

25. Hum Diddy Doo

26. Those Eyes

27. I Want To Go Home

28. Dance With Mr. Domino

29. Nothing New (Same Old Thing)



CD 9:

1. Ain't It A Shame (original key)

2. Bo Weevil (original key)

3. I'm In Love Again (original key)

4. My Blue Heaven (original key)

5. When My Dreamboat Comes Home (original key)

6. Blueberry Hill (original key)

7. Blue Monday (original key)

8. I'm Walkin' (original key)

9. It's You I Love (original key)

10. Wait And See (original key)

11. The Big Beat (original key)

12. Bo Weevil (unedited)

13. You Always Hurt The One You Love (unedited)

14. Natural Born Lover (unedited)

15. I Can't Go On This Way (undubbed)

16. Valley Of Tears (undubbed)

17. It's You I Love (undubbed)

18. I'm Ready (undubbed)

19. When I Was Young (undubbed)

20. Don't Come Knockin' (undubbed)

21. Fell In Love On Monday (undubbed)

22. Walking To New Orleans (undubbed)

23. I'm Gonna B A Wheel Someday (backing track)

24. Young School Girl (backing track)

25. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

26. Lloyd Price - Oo-Eee Baby

27. Joe Turner - Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop

28. Joe Turner - Crawdad Hole

29. Smiley Lewis - Show Me The Way

30. Smiley Lewis - The Rocks

31. Dave Bartholomew - Good News



CD 10:

1. Tired Of Crying (alt)

2. How Long (alt)

3. Long Lonesome Journey (alt)

4. Poor Poor Me (alt)

5. Rose Marie

6. You Left Me (alt)

7. Set Me Free (Don't Know What's Wrong)

8. Margie (IM 1762)

9. Margie (IM 1808-9)

10. The Sheik Of Araby (IM 1809)

11. Hands Across The Table (alt)

12. I Hear You Knocking (alt)

13. Country Boy (alt)

14. Let The Four Winds Blow (IM 3030)

15. Let The Four Winds Blow (IM 3035)

16. La-La (overdub)

17. Telling Lies (overdub)

18. When I See You (overdub)

19. Every Night About This Time (overdub)

20. Trouble In Mind (overdub)

21. Along The Navajo Trail (overdub)

22. Ain't It A Shame (overdub)

23. Jimmy Beasley - My Happiness

24. Bobby Charles - Put Your Arms Around Me

25. Charles 'Frogman' Henry - Lonely Tramp

26. James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford - Morning Star

27. Joe Barry - I'm A Fool To Care

28. Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin'



CD 11:

1. I've Got A Right To Cry

2. There Goes My Heart Again

3. Can't Go On Without You

4. Nobody Needs You Like Me

5. Bye Baby Bye Bye

6. Just A Lonely Man

7. When I'm Walking (Let Me Walk)

8. Forever, Forever

9. Song For Rosemary

10. Red Sails In The Sunset

11. Tell Me The Truth, Baby

12. Land Of A Thousand Dances

13. I'm Living Right

14. Who Cares (For Me)

15. Something You Got Baby

16. The Land Of Make-Believe

17. Old Man Trouble

18. Mary Oh Mary

19. If You Don't Know What Love Is

20. Fats' Shuffle

21. Gotta Get A Job

22. Fats On Fire



CD 12:

1. Love Me

2. Packin' Up

3. Valley Of Tears

4. You Know I Miss You

5. Lazy Lady

6. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire

7. (All Of My Life) For You

8. Sally Was A Good Girl

9. A Whole Lot Of Trouble

10. That Certain Someone

11. Kansas City

12. Hearbreak Hill

13. I Met The Girl I'm Gonna Marry

14. Ballin' The Jack

15. Trouble In Mind

16. Monkey Business

17. Reelin' And Rockin'

18. Why Don't You Do Right

19. Man That's All

20. Wigs

21. On A Slow Boat To China

22. When My Dreamboat Comes Home

23. Let Me Call You Sweetheart

24. Goodnight Sweetheart