| Walking in Rhythm | |
| Cover: | Walking_in_Rhythm_-_Blackbyrds.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Blackbyrds |
| Album: | Flying Start |
| Released: | March 1975 |
| Recorded: | September 1974 |
| Genre: | Progressive soul[1] |
| Length: | 4:11 |
| Label: | Fantasy |
| Producer: | Donald Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Gut Level |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Future Children, Future Hopes |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues and jazz song by the Blackbyrds. It tells the tale of a man who is passionate about getting back home to his female companion.
The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart in June. The tune was similarly well accepted by soft rock stations, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Easy Listening chart as well as on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
"Walking in Rhythm" was the greatest hit of the Blackbyrds' four-year chart career. It was recorded in September 1974 at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, and appeared on the group's second album Flying Start.
| Chart (1975) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia[2] | 75 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 4 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 14 | |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] | 34 | |
| UK | 23 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 7 | |
| US Adult Contemporary[6] | 5 | |
| US R&B | 4 |
| Chart (1975) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[7] | 125 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 52 |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 37.
. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 29.
