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"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written together 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.[1] 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.[2]

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"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
Genre	Rock and roll
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)

Notable cover versions

• Later in 1957, 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.[4]
• In 1961, the song re-charted as one of three songs in the "New Orleans Medley" by session drummer Earl Palmer, reaching No. 108 in the Music Vendor survey.
• In 1961, Nancy Sinatra performed the song on a television show. The song was later released on the album Bubblegum Girl Vol. 2 in 2005
• In 1975, J. D. Crowe & The New South recorded a cover on their album J. D. Crowe & The New South
• In 1996, John Paul Young covered the song on his album, Now (1996).
• In 2007, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered the song on the tribute album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard).

In popular culture

• The song was featured in 1980 film The Blues Brothers, during the scene in which the orphanage kids help spread the word of the band's revival concert.
• Domino's version is heard in a 2016 TV commercial for Fitbit Alta.

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