"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]
| "Bo Weevil" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Fats Domino | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Blame It on Me" | |||
| Released | January 1956 | |||
| Recorded | October 15, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino | |||
| Fats Domino singles chronology | ||||
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Alternate versions
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.
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