I'm Walking Behind You

"I'm Walking Behind You" is a popular song written by Billy Reid and published in 1953.[1]

Eddie Fisher's rendition of the song, with soprano and music teacher Sally Sweetland, became a number-one hit single on both the Cash Box and Billboard record charts in 1953 in the United States, as well as reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] The recording by Eddie Fisher and Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was made on 7 April 1953, and released by RCA Victor in both 78 and 45 rpm single formats through its catalogue numbers 20-5293 and 47-5293 in the United States[3], and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10489.

In the same year, Frank Sinatra released his own rendition of the song in his very first recording session at Capitol Records on 2 April. This recording, with backing orchestrations by Axel Stordahl (Sinatra's musical director from his early years), was issued as a single by Capitol as catalog number 2450 and peaked at #7 on the Billboard pop charts.

The original version was probably Dorothy Squires', recorded in the United Kingdom, with the orchestra of Billy Reid,[citation needed] the author of the song.

Also in the UK, Jimmy Young recorded a version on 3 February 1953, which was released by Decca as catalog number F 10080.

Hans Bracke has written German lyrics. The German title is "Die Glocken der Freude". Wolfgang Sauer, Herbert Beckh und das Tanzorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks recorded it in Munich on 6 June 1954. The song was released by Electrola as catalog number EG 8029.

A version was also recorded by Webb Pierce, and is included on the album Hideaway Heart produced by The Decca Record Company Ltd. It was released in the UK through its branch company Brunswick, with the catalog number MONO LAT 8540.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 19. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "RCA Victor 20-5000 - 5500 78rpm numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

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