Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2018 2019 Edition, p. 300
"Walk Right Back" is a 1961 song by Sonny Curtis that was recorded by The Everly Brothers, and went to No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. Originally it was the B-side, then it was changed to the A-side.
In an interview he did with Jim Liddane of the International Songwriters Association, Sonny Curtis said about the song:
(It goes:
These eyes of mine that gave you loving glances once before, change to shades of cloudy gray. I want so very much to see you, just like before. I've got to know you're coming back to stay. Please believe me when I say, 'It's great to hear from you,' but there's a lot of things a letter just can't say, oh, me. Walk right back to me this minute ...,
etc.)
Other versions Bobby Vee and The Ventures - for the album Bobby Vee Meets The Ventures (1963) The Move - at a BBC session (13 November 1969) Harry Nilsson - on a BBC TV special The Music of Nilsson (1971), sung in counterpoint with "Cathy's Clown." Andy Williams - for his album Solitaire (1973) Perry Como - a single release which reached No. 33 on the UK charts and No. 19 on the Irish Singles Charts in 1973. Val Doonican - for the album Some of My Best Friends Are Songs (1977). Mud recorded the song for their Rock On album in 1978. In 1978, the song was a No. 4 US Country hit (No. 3 US AC and No. 2 Canada Country) for Anne Murray. Murray also performed a version of her song on The Muppet Show. Daniel O'Donnell and Mary Duff - for their album Timeless (1996) Brenda Holloway - for her album It's a Woman's World (1999)
Charts The Everly Brothers Chart (1961) PeakpositionAustralia 8Canada (CHUM)3New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)1 Anne Murray Chart (1978) PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 32Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 3Canada Country 2US Billboard Adult Contemporary3US Billboard Country4
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