I Want to Walk You Home

"I Want to Walk You Home"
Single by Fats Domino
Released July 1959
Genre R&B, pop
Label Imperial
Fats Domino singles chronology
"I'm Ready"
(1959)
"I Want to Walk You Home"
(1959)
"Be My Guest"
(1959)

"I Want to Walk You Home" is a July 1959 R&B/pop single by Fats Domino. The single would be the last of Domino's releases to hit number one on the R&B chart. "I Want to Walk You Home" stayed at the top spot for a single week and also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

In 2007, the song was covered by Paul McCartney who sung it, and Allen Toussaint playing the piano, as their contribution to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard).

On 24 January 2010 it appeared in Only Fools and Horses spin off show; 'Rock and Chips'.

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 168.

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Preceded by
"I'm Gonna Get Married" by Lloyd Price
Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single
September 21, 1959
Succeeded by
"I'm Gonna Get Married" by Lloyd Price