I'm Walking Behind You

"I'm Walking Behind You"
Single by Eddie Fisher
with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra and Sally Sweetland
B-side"Just Another Polka"
Published9 April 1953
ReleasedApril 1953
Recorded7 April 1953
StudioManhattan Center, New York City
GenreBallad, traditional pop
Length3:10
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Billy Reid
Producer(s)Hugo Winterhalter

"I'm Walking Behind You" is a popular song which was written by Billy Reid and published in 1953.[1][2] The recording by American singer Eddie Fisher was a No. 1 hit in both the US and UK Singles charts, but it had previously been recorded by Reid's former partner, Dorothy Squires, who had a hit with the song in the UK.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1953.
  3. ^ "Dorothy Squires: UK Top 10 hits". Chartwatch. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ Tudor, Johnny (2017). My heart is bleeding : the life of Dorothy Squires. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-8292-4. OCLC 975025683.