Walkin' Back to Happiness

"Walkin' Back to Happiness"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side"Kiss 'n Run"
Released29 September 1961 (UK)
Recorded1961
GenrePop music
LabelColumbia (EMI) DB 4715 (UK)
Capitol 4662 (US)
Songwriter(s)John Schroeder, Mike Hawker
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"You Don't Know"
(1961)
"Walkin' Back to Happiness"
(1961)
"Tell Me What He Said"
(1962)

"Walkin' Back to Happiness" is a 1961 single by Helen Shapiro. The song was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker. With backing orchestrations by Norrie Paramor, the song was released in the United Kingdom on the Columbia (EMI) label on 29 September 1961. It was number one in the UK for three weeks beginning 19 October,[1] but only reached #100 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Shapiro's only US chart appearance.[2][3] The single sold over a million copies and earned Helen Shapiro a golden disc.[4]

  1. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, November 1961. 6 November 1961. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hot 100, December 1961. 4 December 1961. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ Dominic, Serene (2003). The ultimate Burt Bacharach For Fans. Schirmer Trade Books. ISBN 9780825672804. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ^ Dowse, Tony (2011). The Ultimate Helen Shapiro. EMI Gold.