who wrote the song daddy don't you walk so fast
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" is a song written by Peter Callander and Geoff Stephens and performed by Wayne Newton. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in July 1972.[1] The song reached number 3 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The song spent one week at number 1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972,[3] one week at number 1 in Canada, and spent three weeks at number 1 in Australia. The song appeared on Newton's 1972 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast.[4]
You'll Never Walk Alone The song is also sung at association football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters on matchday; this tradition began at Liverpool F.C. in the early 1960s.