Going to the River

1953 single by Fats Domino

"Going to the River"

Single by Fats Domino

B-side

"Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

Released

March 1953 (1953-03)

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

2:28

Label

Imperial

Songwriter(s)

Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino

Fats Domino singles chronology

"Nobody Loves Me"
(1953)

"Going to the River"
(1953)

"Please Don't Leave Me"
(1953)

"Going to the River" is a song written by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino and performed by Fats Domino. In 1953, it reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart.^[1] The song is included on his 1956 compilation album, Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino.^[2]

In 1953, Chuck Willis released a version of the song as a single that reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Artists". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 122, 447. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
^ Fats Domino, Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino Retrieved May 18, 2023