"I'm Walkin'" | ||||
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Single by Fats Domino | ||||
from the album Here Stands Fats Domino | ||||
B-side | "I'm in the Mood for Love" | |||
Released | February 23, 1957 | |||
Recorded | January 3, 1957 | |||
Studio | Cosimo (New Orleans, Lousisiana)[1] | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[2] | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Imperial | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | |||
Fats Domino singles chronology | ||||
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"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.[3] 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.[4]
In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]