"I'm Walkin'"
Single by Fats Domino
from the album Here Stands Fats Domino
B-side"I'm in the Mood for Love"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1957 (1957-02-23)
RecordedJanuary 3, 1957
GenreRock and roll
Length2:05
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino singles chronology
"Blue Monday"
(1956)
"I'm Walkin'"
(1957)
"Valley of Tears"
(1957)

"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written with frequent collaborator Dave Bartholomew. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broadened the singer's crossover appeal, peaking at No. 4 on the pop singles chart.[1] The prominent saxophone solo was played by Herbert Hardesty. Lee Allen was also on sax, Frank Fields on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, and Walter "Papoose" Nelson on guitar.[2]

In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]

Other versions

Later in 1957, American musician Ricky Nelson covered a crossover version of the song on an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet; the single was released on Verve Records and reached No. 4 on the pop chart and No. 10 on the R&B chart.[1] Its B-side was "A Teenager's Romance". After several Verve singles, Nelson also recorded for Imperial Records, the same label Domino was on at the time.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. pp. 167, 426.
  2. Hannusch, Jeff (2001). The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues. Swallow Publications. ISBN 0-9614245-8-3.
  3. https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#i
  4. Ricky Nelson interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
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