I'm Walkin'
| "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) | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| 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. 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.
In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.