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Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song)

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249:(lit. "Slowly we walk through the city"). It is a subtle tribute to Stockholm, and has in recent years been voted the most popular song about the Swedish capital (in a poll by Radio Stockholm). Zetterlund has had a Stockholm park named after her. The song was released on the 1269: 1168: 318: 1276: 1437: 1119: 1486: 1318: 1430: 1154: 1094: 887: 1059: 950: 936: 894: 1631: 1514: 957: 901: 1133: 773: 1636: 1087: 1472: 1241: 985: 922: 852: 234: 1052: 838: 1332: 1013: 1542: 1465: 1423: 1213: 706: 1656: 1101: 999: 859: 845: 206: 697: 1528: 1416: 1402: 1325: 1297: 1500: 1353: 1641: 1395: 1234: 678:"Original versions of Walkin' My Baby Back Home written by Fred e. Ahlert, Roy Turk | SecondHandSongs" 1206: 766: 1651: 1140: 915: 817: 810: 400: 1220: 793: 596: 1521: 1006: 964: 1339: 1199: 992: 943: 880: 743: 647: 261: 1661: 1374: 759: 627: 298: 127: 271:
recorded the song as a virtual duet with her father and it was the first single for her album
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The song charted again in 1952 at No. 4 in a version recorded in February 1952 by
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Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea
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at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, on September 4, 1951 and released by
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recorded the song on February 22, 1931 for Victor Records in New York.
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recorded the song on November 4, 1947. This version was released by
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as catalog number 39750. Ray's version peaked at number 12 in the
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You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)
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All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio
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Index

Song
English
1930
Genre
Jazz
Composer(s)
Fred E. Ahlert
Lyricist(s)
Roy Turk
popular song
Roy Turk
Fred E. Ahlert
1931
Nick Lucas
Ted Weems
The Charleston Chasers
Lee Morse
Jo Stafford
Capitol Records
Harry Richman
Decca Records
Maurice Chevalier
Nat King Cole
Capitol Studios
Capitol Records
Johnnie Ray
Columbia Records
UK Singles Chart
Walking My Baby Back Home
Donald O'Connor

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