<P> "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 . The song reached number 3 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song spent one week at number 1 on the Cashbox chart on August 5, 1972, 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 . </P> <P> The song was produced by Wes Farrell and arranged by Mike Melvoin . </P> <P> The song was ranked number 10 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972 . The song also was ranked number 7 on the Kent Music Report's 25 songs of 1972 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1972) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Adult Contemporary </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Adult Contemporary </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Country </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1972) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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