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"I Want to Walk You Home" is a July 1959 R&B/pop single by
Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...
. The single would be the last of Domino's releases to hit number one on the R&B chart. "I Want to Walk You Home" stayed at the top spot for a single week and also peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Cover versions

*In 2007, the song was
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by
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
who sung it, and
Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...
playing the piano, as their contribution to '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (
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).


References

1959 singles Fats Domino songs 1959 songs Songs written by Fats Domino Imperial Records singles {{1950s-R&B-song-stub