I'm Walkin'
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"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 rhythm and blues hit song by Fats Domino that became one of his signature recordings and a rock and roll standard.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I’m Walkin’ on Air | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard R&B chart number one
ⓘ
Billboard pop chart top 20 ⓘ |
| composer |
Dave Bartholomew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1950s rock and roll ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasBside | I'm in the Mood for Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Jerry Lee Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nancy Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crickets NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "I'm walkin', yes indeed" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Earl Palmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Herb Hardesty NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Fats Domino live performances ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| isRockAndRollStandard | true ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Dave Bartholomew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
45 rpm single
ⓘ
78 rpm record ⓘ |
| performer | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-02-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
piano-driven rhythm and blues
ⓘ
saxophone riffs ⓘ strong backbeat ⓘ |
| vocalist | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I’m Walkin’ on Air