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Bo Weevil

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"Bo Weevil"
Single by Fats Domino
B-side"Don't Blame It on Me"
ReleasedJanuary 1956 (1956-01)
RecordedOctober 15, 1955
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:02
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino
Fats Domino singles chronology
"Poor Me"
(1955)
"Bo Weevil"
(1956)
"I'm in Love Again"
(1956)

"Bo Weevil" is a song written by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino, recorded by Domino on October 15, 1955.[1] Imperial Records released it as a single in January 1956,[1] which peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 5 on its R&B chart in February 1956.[2] The song is included on his 1956 album, Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino.[1]

Alternate versions

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In 1991, two new versions of the song performed by Fats Domino were released: the so-called "complete" (length 2:45), on the soundtrack of the film A Rage in Harlem,[3] and the "alternative" (1:50), on the 4-CD box set "They Call Me The Fat Man...".[4] The "complete" version was also included in the 1993 Fats Domino box set Out of New Orleans.[5] However, these alternate versions are simply composite edits of the original recording, the shortest of the three (1:50), which was considered as alternative by Fats Domino fans. The first minute of this original recording (after a two-second intro) was repeated twice to produce a composite master for the single and album (2:02). The long so-called "complete" version is a triple repetition of the same first minute with a fade-out at the end.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hannusch, Jeff; Block, Adam (1991). Antoine "Fats" Domino: "They Call Me the Fat Man..." (Box set booklet). Fats Domino. Hollywood, California: Imperial Records/EMI USA. pp. 23, 45, 77. E2-96784.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Fats Domino". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 122. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
  3. ^ "Various artists - Music From the Film "A Rage in Harlem" (Sire 9-26617-2, May 1991)". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Fats Domino - "They Call Me The Fat Man...": The Legendary Imperial Recordings (4 CD, booklet) (EMI E2-7-96784-2, October 1991)". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Fats Domino - Out of New Orleans (8 CD, booklet) (DE, Bear Family BCD 15441 HI, November 1993)". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.