Whole Lotta Lovin' (Fats Domino song)

"Whole Lotta Lovin'" is a 1958 song by Fats Domino, written by Domino and Dave Bartholomew.[1]

"Whole Lotta Lovin'"
Song by Fats Domino
from the album Fats Domino Swings
B-side"Coquette"
Released1958 (1958)
GenreR&B
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Fats Domino
Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino singles chronology
"Young School Girl"
(1958)
"Whole Lotta Lovin'"
(1958)
"Telling Lies"
(1959)

Background

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The record won an Imperial Gold Record Award. To promote the comeback single Fats appeared on The Dick Clark Beechnut Show on November 8, 1958, with singers the Kalin Twins, Andy Williams, and Gordon MacRae.[2] The lyrics begin "I got a whole lotta lovin' for you, true true love for you".

Chart performance

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In the US, "Whole Lotta Lovin'" peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, and #6 on the Hot 100.[3] The B-side to this recording was Fats Domino's version of Coquette.

Cover versions

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The song was covered by:

References

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  1. ^ Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs 1135463034 Bruce Pollock - 2014 "WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Artist: Fats Domino Written by:Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew Label: Imperial Produced by: Dave Bartholomew Year: 1958 Top 10 R&B/Top 10 crossover.
  2. ^ Rick Coleman Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll 2007 0306816334 "Apparently energized by the challenge of a comeback, Domino started an unusual media blitz to promote "Whole Lotta Loving." He appeared on The Dick Clark Beechnut Show on November 8 with whitebread singers the Kalin Twins, Andy Williams, and Gordon McCrae. Clark had to drag Fats from his hotel room to rehearse...."
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 167.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.