| "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 | ||||
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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 | |||
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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] In the lyrics, the singer is leaving his family after falling out of love with his wife. When his daughter tries to catch up with him, saying "Daddy, don't you walk so fast," it makes him change his mind about ending his marriage. [2]
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"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #4 on the Hot 100. [3] The song spent one week at #1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972, [4] 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. [5]
The song was ranked #10 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972 [6] 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. [7]
