"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]
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Other versions
- Daniel Boone released the original version of the song as his debut single in 1971. It reached #1 in New Zealand and South Africa[14] and #17 on the UK Singles Chart.[15] It was featured on his 1971 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.[16]
- Ronnie Dove recorded the song for his 1973 country album on MCA Records.
- Herman van Keeken made a Dutch version of this song in 1971, called "Pappie loop toch niet zo snel", which became a hit in the Netherlands and Flanders.[17]
- Roger Johnssson wrote a Swedish text and made a Swedish version of this song called "Snälla pappa vänta på mej". This version became a #1 hit on the Swedish list Svensktoppen.
- Henson Cargill released a version as the B-side of his February 1972 single, "I Can't Face the Bed Alone".[18] It was featured on his 1972 album, On the Road.[19]
- Frank Ifield released a version on June 15, 1972 in Australia.[20]
- Ace Cannon released a version on his 1973 album, Baby Dont Get Hooked on Me.[21]
- Roy Clark released a version on his 1973 album, Come Live with Me.[22]
- Tony Christie[23]
- The Ray Conniff singers[24]
- Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson - Bíddu pabbi.
- Sven Libaek Orchestra[25]
- Lou Pride[26]
- Charlie Rich[27]
- The Sensations[28]
- Jerry Vale[29]
References
- ^ "Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Wayne Newton)". Musicvf.com. 1972-04-22. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 8/05/72". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 317. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Charts:1972". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast / Echo Valley 2-6809 - Chelsea - USA - 78-0100". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "RPM MOR Playlist". Library and Archives Canada. 29 July 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "RPM100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. 29 July 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Wayne Newton)". Musicvf.com. 1972-04-22. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "Canadian TOP 100 singles of 1972". Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts, December 30, 1972". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (song by Daniel Boone)". Musicvf.com. 1971-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Daniel Boone - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - DADDY Don't YOU WALK SO FAST".
- ^ "Henson Cargill - I Can't Face The Bed Alone / Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Mega - USA - 615-0060". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "On the Road - Henson Cargill | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Frank Ifield - Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast / Beautiful Love - MAM - Australia - MAM-9914". 45cat.com. 1972-06-15. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Baby Dont Get Hooked on Me - Ace Cannon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ Greg Adams. "Come Live With Me - Roy Clark | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "The Very Best of Tony Christie - Tony Christie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Complete Ray Conniff And His Orchestra, Vol. 1 - Ray Conniff | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Nadia's Theme - Sven Libaek Orchestra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Ain't No More Love in This House - Lou Pride | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "The Best of Charlie Rich [Epic] - Charlie Rich | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1939-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ Steve Leggett (2004-10-12). "Trojan Seventies - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Cover versions of Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast by Jerry Vale". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
