Released April 8, 1972 Length 3:18 | Genre Pop Label Chelsea Records 0100 | |
B-side "Echo Valley 2-6809" (U.S.)
"Walking in the Sand" (Intl.) Writer(s) Peter Callander, Geoff Stephens | ||
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" is a song written by Peter Callander and Geoff Stephens and performed by Wayne Newton. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in July 1972. The song reached number 3 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song spent one week at number 1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972, one week at number 1 in Canada, and spent three weeks at number 1 in Australia. The song appeared on Newton's 1972 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.
The song was produced by Wes Farrell and arranged by Mike Melvoin.
The song was ranked number 10 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. The song also was ranked number 7 on the Kent Music Report's 25 songs of 1972.