FATS DOMINIO “BLUE MONDAY” (1957)

FATS DOMINIO “BLUE MONDAY”
(1957)

Blue Monday” is a song originally, written by Dave Bartholomew,first recorded in 1953 by Smiley Lewis and issued as a single, in January 1954, on Imperial Records (catalog # 5268) The single, with a slow-rocking beat, features an instrumental electric guitar solo by Lewis.

It was later popularized in a recording by Fats Domino in 1956, also on Imperial (catalog # 5417), on which the songwriting credit was shared between him and Bartholomew. Most later versions have credited Bartholomew and Domino as co-writers. The baritone saxophone solo is by Herbert Hardesty

Domino's version was featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. It became one of the earliest rhythm and blues songs to make the Billboard charts, peaking at number five and reaching the number one spot on the R&B Best Sellers chart.The single reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart[8] It was included on the 1957 Liberty album

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