Don't Walk Away (Toni Childs song)

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"Don't Walk Away"
Don't Walk Away by Toni Childs.png
Single by Toni Childs
from the album Union
B-side "Hush"
ReleasedAugust 1988 (1988-08)
Length3:56
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
  • Toni Childs
  • Phil Ramacon
Producer(s)
Toni Childs singles chronology
"Stop Your Fussin'"
(1988)
"Don't Walk Away"
(1988)
"Walk and Talk Like Angels"
(1988)
Music video
"Don't Walk Away" on YouTube

"Don't Walk Away" is a song by American singer-songwriter Toni Childs, released in August 1988 as the second single (first in the United States) from her debut studio album, Union (1988). It was her only single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 72. [1] At the 31st Annual Grammy Awards, the song earned Childs nominations for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. [2]

Contents

Track listings

7-inch

  1. "Don't Walk Away" – 3:56
  2. "Hush" – 4:04

12-inch and maxi-CD single

  1. "Don't Walk Away" (extended Version) - 7:30
  2. "Don't Walk Away" (7" Edit) - 3:56
  3. "Don't Walk Away" (album version) - 3:58

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Don't Walk Away"
Chart (1988–1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 53
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 72
West Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 40

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