I'm Walkin'

{{Short description|1957 song by Fats Domino}}

{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Walkin'

| cover = I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Fats Domino

| album = Here Stands Fats Domino

| B-side = I'm in the Mood for Love

| released = {{Start date|1957|02|23}}

| recorded = January 3, 1957

| studio = Cosimo (New Orleans, Lousisiana){{cite web|last=Broven|first=John|title=Cosimo Matassa|url=https://acerecords.co.uk/news/2014/cosimo-matassa|website=Ace Records|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=August 19, 2024}}

| genre = Rock and roll{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Marsh|title=The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5t5DYDniSHEC|date=1989|publisher=Plume|isbn=0-452-26305-0|page=524}}

| length = 2:05

| label = Imperial

| writer = Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew

| producer =

| prev_title = Blue Monday

| prev_year = 1956

| next_title = Valley of Tears

| next_year = 1957

}}

"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written with frequent collaborator Dave Bartholomew. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broadened the singer's crossover appeal, peaking at No. 4 on the pop singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |pages=167, 426}} The prominent saxophone solo was played by Herbert Hardesty. Lee Allen was also on sax, Frank Fields on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, and Walter "Papoose" Nelson on guitar.{{cite book |title= The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues|last=Hannusch |first=Jeff |year=2001 |publisher=Swallow Publications |isbn=0-9614245-8-3}}

In 2019, the 1957 recording by Domino on Imperial Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#i {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}