Walking in Rhythm

"Walking in Rhythm"
Single by The Blackbyrds
from the album Flying Start
B-side	"The Baby" "Future Children, Future Hopes" (optional)[1][2]
Released	March 1975
Format	7"
Recorded	September 1974
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	4:11
Label	Fantasy
Writer(s)	Barney Perry
Producer(s)	Donald Byrd

"Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues and jazz song by The Blackbyrds. The song tells the tale of a man who is passionately desperate to get back home to his female companion.

The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart in June. The tune was similarly well accepted by soft rock stations, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Easy Listening chart as well as the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.

"Walking in Rhythm" was the greatest hit of The Blackbyrds' four-year chart career. It was recorded in September 1974 at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, and appeared on the group's second album Flying Start.

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1975) Peak position Australia 75 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] 4 Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 14 UK 23 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Contemporary 5 US R&B 4

Year-end charts Chart (1975) Rank Canada[5] 125 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 52

References

1. "The Blackbyrds Walking In Rhythm / The Baby Vinyl". wax.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
2. "The Blackbyrds Walking In Rhythm Vinyl". wax.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
3. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
4. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
5. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
6. "Top 100 Songs of 1975 - Billboard Year End Charts". bobborst.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics