Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song)

"Walk On By"
Single by Leroy Van Dyke
from the album Walk On By
B-side "My World Is Caving In"
Released August 1961
Genre Country
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Kendall Hayes
Gary Walker
Leroy Van Dyke singles chronology
"Auctioneer"
(1956)		 "Walk On By"
(1961)		 "If a Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone)"
(1962)

"Walk on By" is a 1961 song written by Kendall Hayes and Gary Walker and performed by Leroy Van Dyke. "Walk on By" was Van Dyke's most successful single, spending 37 weeks on the country chart and a record-breaking 19 at the number-one position.[1] "Walk on By" crossed over to the pop chart peaking at number five,[2] and was named by Billboard magazine as the biggest country music record in history.[3]

Contents

Cover versions

Chart performance

Leroy Van Dyke

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
UK Singles Chart 5

Donna Fargo

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 43
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 53

Asleep at the Wheel

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 55

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 364. 
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 655. 
  3. ^ http://www.leroyvandyke.com/index.cfm?include=biography
  4. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
Preceded by
"Tender Years" by George Jones
"Tender Years" by George Jones
"Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean		 Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single
September 25, 1961
October 16 - November 13, 1961
December 4, 1961 - March 3, 1962		 Succeeded by
"Tender Years" by George Jones
"Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean
"Misery Loves Company" by Porter Wagoner