Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill [master 1](early 45RPM version with flub at 1:06) - June 27, 1956
Recorded June 27, 1956 (Wednesday)
(w&m: Al Lewis/Larry Stock/Vincent Rose [né Vincenzo Cacioppo])
Fats 1st recording from his 37th session (IM-1082).
a-side of Imperial 5407 b/w “Honey Chile“
45/78RPM release: September 1956
First album release: no album release*
Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA
Antoine Domino(v/p), Eddie Sylvas, Robert “Buddy“ Hagans(ts), Wendell Duconge(as), Walter “Papoose“ Nelson(g), Lawrence Guyton(b), Cornelius “Tenoo“ Coleman(d).
Producer/Arranger: Dave Bartholomew
Engineer: Abe “Bunny“ Robyn
Fats’ biggest and most famous recording. Most popular of all versions, this one hit BIG all over the world.
“Blueberry Hill“ hit the Billboard R&B-charts on October 6, 1956 and reached POS. 1 for an astonishing 11 weeks. It stayed on the charts for 23(!) weeks.
His biggest Billboard POP-hit ever, entering on October 6, 1956 and reaching POS. 2 for 3 weeks. It stayed on the charts for 27 weeks.
The b-side, “Honey Chile“ hit POS. 11 on the Billboard R&B-charts.
Upon the release of the original Imperial 45 (X5407) as well as the album cut (Imperial LP 9028) an anomaly suddenly crops up, which can be heard at 1:06 into the recording at the lyric “Vows Me Made“. It was this version that almost exclusively was heard on radio, jukeboxes and home record players at the time. It is unknown when or how this apparent tape stretch or “wow“ occurred during the pressing process, but it represented an unrepairable issue on the master tape.
More chartinfo:
Cash Box(USA): #4
UK: #6
This was ♫♫♫♫♫his 13th MILLIONSELLER♫♫♫♫♫
*Only the corrected version was put on an album (“This Is Fats Domino!“ on Imperial LP-9028. Released: December 1956)
Many thanks to RienB who made this publication possible!
Fats’ recording of “Blueberry Hill“ was a cover of “the song with the same title by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra.
The song’s debut was in the movie “The Singing Hill“ performed by Gene Autry. Glenn however was the first to put it on wax.
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