"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" | ||||
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Single by Wayne Newton | ||||
from the album Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast | ||||
B-side |
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Released | April 8, 1972 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:18 | |||
Label | Chelsea Records 0100 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Callander, Geoff Stephens | |||
Producer(s) | Wes Farrell | |||
Wayne Newton singles chronology | ||||
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"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" is a song written by Peter Callander and Geoff Stephens and performed by Wayne Newton. It appeared on Newton's 1972 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.[1]
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #4 on the Hot 100.[2] The song spent one week at #1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972,[3] and three weeks at #1 in Australia. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in July 1972.[4]
The song was ranked #10 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972[5] and was also ranked number 7 on the Kent Music Report's 25 songs of 1972.
The track was produced by Wes Farrell and arranged by Mike Melvoin.[6]