| I'm Walkin' | |
| Cover: | I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fats Domino |
| Album: | Here Stands Fats Domino |
| B-Side: | I'm in the Mood for Love |
| Recorded: | January 3, 1957 |
| Studio: | Cosimo (New Orleans, Lousisiana)[1] |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Length: | 2:05 |
| Label: | Imperial |
| Prev Title: | Blue Monday |
| Prev Year: | 1956 |
| Next Title: | Valley of Tears |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
"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.[2] 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.[3]
In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]
Later in 1957, American musician Ricky Nelson covered a crossover version of the song on an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet; the single was released on Verve Records and reached No. 4 on the pop chart and No. 10 on the R&B chart.[2] Its B-side was "A Teenager's Romance". After several Verve singles, Nelson also recorded for Imperial Records, the same label Domino was on at the time.