I'm Walkin'
| "I'm Walkin'" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "I'm in the Mood for Love" |
"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written together with Dave Bartholomew.
The single was Fats Domino's third release in a row to reach number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. The single also continued Fats Domino's crossover appeal when "I'm Walkin'" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.[1] The song was featured in The Blues Brothers movie, during the scene in which the orphanage kids help spread the word of the band's revival concert.
Notable cover versions
- Later in 1957, Ricky Nelson performed the song on an episode of his parents' show, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. Ricky Nelson's version was released as a single, which reached number four on the pop singles chart and number ten on the R&B charts.[2] Nelson's version was released on Verve Records label with the B-side being "A Teenager's Romance". After a couple of Verve singles, Nelson also recorded for Imperial Records, the same label Domino was on at the time.[3]
- In 1961, the song re-charted as one of three songs in the "New Orleans Medley" by session drummer Earl Palmer. The record reached #108 in the Music Vendor survey.
- In 1975, J. D. Crowe & The New South covered this song on their album J. D. Crowe & The New South
- In 2007, the song was covered by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the tribute album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard).
Uses in media
- Domino's version is heard in a 2016 TV commercial for Fitbit Alta.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 167.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 426.
- ^ Ricky Nelson interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
External links
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