I'm Walkin'

"I'm Walkin'"
Single by Fats Domino
from the album Here Stands Fats Domino
B-side	"I'm in the Mood for Love"
Released	February 23, 1957 (1957-02-23)
Recorded	January 3, 1957
Studio	Cosimo (New Orleans, Lousisiana)[1]
Genre	Rock and roll[2]
Length	2:05
Label	Imperial
Songwriter(s)	Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino singles chronology
"Blue Monday" (1956) "I'm Walkin'" (1957) "Valley of Tears" (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.^[3] 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.^[4]

In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[5]

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.^[3] 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.^[6]

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