Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Explained

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Cover:	Daddy_Don't_You_Walk_So_Fast_-_Wayne_Newton.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Wayne Newton
Album:	Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Released:	April 8, 1972
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Chelsea Records 0100
Producer:	Wes Farrell
Prev Title:	I Ain't That Easy to Lose
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Can't You Hear the Song?
Next Year:	1972

"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" is a song written by Peter Callander and Geoff Stephens and performed by Wayne Newton. It appeared on Newton's 1972 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.^[1]

"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #4 on the Hot 100.^[2] The song spent one week at #1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972,^[3] and three weeks at #1 in Australia. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in July 1972.^[4]

The song was ranked #10 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972^[5] and was also ranked number 7 on the Kent Music Report's 25 songs of 1972.

The track was produced by Wes Farrell and arranged by Mike Melvoin.^[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
	1
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	1
Canada RPM Top Singles^[8]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	4
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	3
US Billboard Country^[10]	55
US Cash Box Top 100	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Rank
Australia	7
Canada^[11]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	10
US Cash Box Top 100^[13]	4

Other versions

Daniel Boone released the original version of the song as his debut single in 1971. It reached #1 in New Zealand and South Africa^[14] and #17 on the UK Singles Chart.^[15] It was featured on his 1971 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.^[16]
Ronnie Dove recorded the song for his 1973 country album on MCA Records.
Herman van Keeken made a Dutch version of this song in 1971, called "Pappie loop toch niet zo snel", which became a hit in the Netherlands and Flanders.^[17]
Roger Johnssson wrote a Swedish text and made a Swedish version of this song called "Snälla pappa vänta på mej". This version became a #1 hit on the Swedish list Svensktoppen.
Henson Cargill released a version as the B-side of his February 1972 single, "I Can't Face the Bed Alone".^[18] It was featured on his 1972 album, On the Road.^[19]
Frank Ifield released a version on June 15, 1972 in Australia.^[20]
Ace Cannon released a version on his 1973 album, Baby Dont Get Hooked on Me.^[21]
Roy Clark released a version on his 1973 album, Come Live with Me.^[22]
Tony Christie^[23]
The Ray Conniff singers^[24]
Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson - Bíddu pabbi.
Sven Libaek Orchestra^[25]
Lou Pride^[26]
Charlie Rich^[27]
The Sensations^[28]
Jerry Vale^[29]

Notes and References

Web site: Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Vinyl, LP, Album) . Discogs.com . 1972 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Wayne Newton) . Musicvf.com . 1972-04-22 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Cash Box Top 100 8/05/72. Tropicalglen.com. 19 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230922/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19720805.html. 27 June 2018. dead.
Book: Murrells, Joseph . 1978 . The Book of Golden Discs . 2nd . Barrie and Jenkins Ltd . London . 317 . 0-214-20512-6 . registration .
Web site: Charts:1972 . January 16, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000410/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1972.php . February 16, 2016 .
Web site: Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast / Echo Valley 2-6809 - Chelsea - USA - 78-0100 . 45cat.com . 2016-06-03.
Web site: RPM MOR Playlist. . 29 July 1972. 12 April 2020.
Web site: RPM100 Singles. . 29 July 1972. 12 April 2020.
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
Web site: Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Wayne Newton) . Musicvf.com . 1972-04-22 . 2017-01-03.
Web site: Canadian TOP 100 singles of 1972. July 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916052852/http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972 . September 16, 2011 .
Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972 . Musicoutfitters.com . 2016-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427223218/http://musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm . 2017-04-27 . dead .
Web site: The CASH BOX Year-End Charts, December 30, 1972 . Tropicalglen.com . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928150812/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1972YESP.html . September 28, 2018 . dead .
Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. 1 September 2018.
Web site: Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Daniel Boone) . Musicvf.com . 1971-08-14 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Daniel Boone - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Vinyl, LP) . Discogs.com . 1971 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Henson Cargill - I Can't Face The Bed Alone / Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Mega - USA - 615-0060 . 45cat.com . 2016-06-03.
Web site: On the Road - Henson Cargill | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Frank Ifield - Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast / Beautiful Love - MAM - Australia - MAM-9914 . 45cat.com . 1972-06-15 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Baby Dont Get Hooked on Me - Ace Cannon | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Greg Adams . Come Live With Me - Roy Clark | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: The Very Best of Tony Christie - Tony Christie | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Complete Ray Conniff And His Orchestra, Vol. 1 - Ray Conniff | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Nadia's Theme - Sven Libaek Orchestra | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Ain't No More Love in This House - Lou Pride | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-03.
Web site: The Best of Charlie Rich [Epic] - Charlie Rich | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1939-07-12 |accessdate=2016-06-03].
Web site: Steve Leggett . Trojan Seventies - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2004-10-12 . 2016-06-03.
Web site: Cover versions of Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast by Jerry Vale. Secondhandsongs.com. 19 November 2018.