1979 Average White Band – Walk On By (US:#92 UK:#46)
“Walk On By” is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963.
The Average White Band cut a lightly disco-tinged version (featuring reggae and funk underpinnings) that charted in 1979. Though AWB is sometimes remembered as an instrumental band, their version of “Walk On By” was a vocal track—as were many of their other songs.
Album
Feel No Fret is the seventh album by Scottish funk and R&B band Average White Band released in 1979 on the RCA label in the United Kingdom and the Atlantic label in the United States. It reached No. 15 in the UK charts, with 15 weeks in total on the charts, and No. 32 in […]
Musicians
| Bass | Hamish Stuart |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Alan Gorrie |
| Guitar | Onnie McIntyre |
| Keyboards | Roger Ball |
| Synthesizer | Roger Ball |
| Sax | Roger Ball |
| Sax | Malcolm Duncan |
| Percussion | Steve Ferrone |
| Vocals | Alan Gorrie |
| Vocals | Onnie McIntyre |
| Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
Produced By
Average White Band
Gene Paul
Songwriters
Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Charts
US:#92
UK:#46