1955 – Fats Domino releases “Ain’t That a Shame.”
on April 12th, 1955 at 11:25 pm1955 – Fats Domino releases “Ain’t That a Shame.” On this day in rock.
Ain’t That A Shame
-Artist: Pat Boone from “Pat Boone’s Greatest Hits”-MCA: MCAC 10885
-peak Billboard position #1 for 2 weeks in 1955
-competing version by writer Domino hit only #10
-also charted in 1963 by The Four Seasons (#22)
-also charted in 1979 by Cheap Trick (#35)
-Words and Music by Antoine “Fats” Domino and Dave Bartholomew
You made me cry when you said goodbye
Ain’t that a shame?
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame?
You’re the one to blame
You broke my heart when you said we’ll part
Ain’t that a shame?
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame?
You’re the one to blame
Farewell, goodbye, although I’ll cry
Ain’t that a shame?
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame?
You’re the one to blame
You made me cry when you said goodbye
Ain’t that a shame?
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame?
You’re the one to blame
Farewell, goodbye, although I’ll cry
Ain’t that a shame?
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame?
You’re the one to blame
Written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, “Ain’t That a Shame” is recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, for Imperial Records and released in 1955. Reaching #1 on the “Black Singles” chart and #10 on the “Pop Singles” chart. The song is ranked #431 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and Fats version sold over 1 million copies, but today is remembered as the defacto version.
Pat Boone’s version of the song grabbed the spotlight first, but Later Domino’s version trumped all.
Mr. Domino performs this song in the 1956 film Shake, Rattle & Rock!. The song is heard in American Graffiti, and is used in the movies October Sky, School Ties and Mischief. Dr. Pepper even used the song for a 2007 commercial forever immortalizing the song forever after.
Covers
* Pat Boone in 1955. It hit #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes charts.
* Four Seasons in 1963. It was a mild hit, though a drastic rearrangement. It charted at #22.
* Cheap Trick in 1979. It charted at #35 after being released on their Live At Budokan album.
* John Lennon in 1975 on Rock ‘n’ Roll
* Paul McCartney in 1990 on Tripping the Live Fantastic. Recorded live during his Japanese tour.
“Ain’t It a Shame”
Single by Fats Domino
from the album Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino
B-side La-La
Released 1955
Format 7″
Genre Rock and Roll, Blues, Jazz
Length 2:16
Label Imperial
Writer(s) Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino singles chronology
Don’t You Know
(1955) Ain’t It a Shame
(1955) All by Myself
