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Walking to New Orleans
In an art form characterized from its earliest days by sexually charged imagery, rebellious abandon, a fickle sense of fashion, and often disposable musical fluff, Antoine "Fats" Domino embodied none of the above. Long revered as one of the founding fathers of rock & roll, Domino scored nearly three dozen Top 40 hits from 1955 to 1963. Yet that success--second only to Elvis's during that era--belied a friendly, often low-key performing style and reverence of musical history that was ostensibly rock's very antithesis. The answers to that conundrum lie in the four 24-bit-remastered discs of this 100-track anthology, a rich chronicle of Domino's New Orleans boogie-woogie-bred R&B. If there are some distinct formulas at work here (the familiar lolling rhythms--and even lyrics--of "Something's Wrong" foreshadow at least two of his most massive hits, "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame," while the melody of the brief "You Done Me Wrong" can't help but recall Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee"), Domino has honed them to perfection, selling each song with a warm, understated voice that's a sharp contrast to his distinctively rollicking piano work. Indeed, it's remarkable how consistent Domino was over the near-15-year span of this anthology; if only General Motors had decided to keep building the '55 Bel Air as long. Suffice it to say that Domino's legacy continues to inform new generations of musicians and fans, and that this generous set documents one of the true cornerstones of modern American popular music. --Jerry McCulley
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Tracks| 1 | The Fat Man | | 2 | Detroit City Blues | | 3 | She's My Baby | | 4 | Every Night About This Time | | 5 | Hey La Bas Boogie | | 6 | Rockin' Chair | | 7 | Goin' Home (version #1) | | 8 | Reelin' And Rockin' | | 9 | Poor Poor Me | | 10 | Mardi Gras In New Orleans | | 11 | How Long | | 12 | Going To The River | | 13 | Swanee River Hop | | 14 | Rose Mary | | 15 | Please Don't Leave Me | | 16 | Something's Wrong | | 17 | You Done Me Wrong | | 18 | Thinking Of You | | 19 | Where Did You Stay | | 20 | You Can Pack Your Suitcase | | 21 | Love Me | | 22 | All By Myself | | 23 | Don't You Know | | 24 | La La (version #1) | | 25 | Ain't It A Shame (Ain't That A Shame) | | 26 | Blue Monday | | 27 | Poor Me | | 28 | I Can't Go On (Rosalie) | | 29 | I'm In Love Again | | 30 | Bo Weevil | | 31 | Don't Blame It On Me | | 32 | If You Need Me | | 33 | So Long | | 34 | My Blue Heaven | | 35 | Ida Jane | | 36 | When My Dreamboat Comes Home | | 37 | What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You | | 38 | Blueberry Hill | | 39 | Honey Chile | | 40 | I'm Walkin' | | 41 | What Will I Tell My Heart | | 42 | My Happiness | | 43 | Young School Girl | | 44 | The Rooster Song | | 45 | Telling Lies | | 46 | It's You I Love | | 47 | Valley Of Tears | | 48 | Wait And See | | 49 | The Big Beat | | 50 | Little Mary | | 51 | When I See You | | 52 | I Still Love You | | 53 | I Want You To Know | | 54 | Yes My Darling | | 55 | Don't You Know I Love You | | 56 | Sick And Tired | | 57 | No No (The River) | | 58 | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday | | 59 | Coquette | | 60 | Whole Lotta Loving | | 61 | Margie | | 62 | I Hear You Knocking | | 63 | When The Saints Go Marching In | | 64 | Country Boy | | 65 | I'm Ready | | 66 | I Want To Walk You Home | | 67 | I've Been Around | | 68 | Be My Guest | | 69 | Before I Grow Old | | 70 | Tell Me That You Love Me | | 71 | Walking To New Orleans | | 72 | Don't Come Knockin' | | 73 | Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey | | 74 | Three Nights A Week | | 75 | You Always Hurt The One You Love | | 76 | Shu Rah | | 77 | My Girl Josephine | | 78 | Natural Born Lover | | 79 | Ain't That Just Like A Woman | | 80 | Rising Sun | | 81 | It Keeps Rainin' | | 82 | What A Price | | 83 | La La (version #2) | | 84 | Fell In Love On Monday | | 85 | Hold Hands | | 86 | Bad Luck And Trouble | | 87 | I've Been Calling | | 88 | Won't You Come Back | | 89 | Good Hearted Men | | 90 | One Night | | 91 | You Win Again | | 92 | Let The Four Winds Blow | | 93 | Your Cheatin' Heart | | 94 | What A Party | | 95 | Trouble Blues | | 96 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) | | 97 | Goin' Home (version #2) | | 98 | My Real Name | | 99 | I Want To Go Home | | 100 | Dance With Mr. Domino |
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