Helen Shapiro: "Wallking Back to Happiness"

"Walking Back to Happiness" (John Schroeder and Mike Hawker; Dick James Music Ltd.) [2:30]

Recorded at EMI Recording Studios, London on 28 July 1961

Released as Columbia DB 4715 on 22 September 1961

Helen Shapiro (vocals) with studio musicians

Norrie Paramor (artist-and-repertoire manager and music director) with Malcolm Addey (balance engineer).

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Funny, but it's true, what lonliness can do. Since I've been away, I have loved you more each day.	a
Walking back to happiness, woopah, oh yeah yeah. Said goodbye to lonliness, woopah oh yeah yeah. I never knew I'd miss you. Now I know what I must do. Walking back to happiness I shared with you. (Yay, yay, yay, yay ba dum be do)	b
Making up for things we said, woopah, oh yeah yeah. And mistakes to which they led, woopah oh yeah yeah. I shouldn't have gone away, so I'm coming back today. Walking back to happiness I threw away. (Yay, yay, yay, yay ba dum be do)	c
Walking back to happiness with you. Said farewell to lonliness I knew. Laid aside foolish pride Learnt the truth from tears I cried.	d
Spread the news, I'm on my way, woopah, oh yeah yeah. All my blues have blown away, woopah oh yeah yeah. I'm bringing you love so true. Cuz that's what I owe to you. Walking back to happiness I shared with you. (Yay, yay, yay, yay ba dum be do)	e

Section	M.	Time	Description	Text
Intro	8	0:00	Free-time introduction in the style of a classic tin-pan-alley ballads; over tremelo strings	a
Verse	17	0:18	First verse begins with the song's title, helping to establish its identity. Refrain carries hook.	b
Verse	17	0:39		c
Chorus	14	0:59	Variation on the verse set in a higher register, repetition of the song's title.	d
Verse	17	1:16		e
Chorus	14	1:37		d
Verse	17	1:55	Transposition up a step	e
Coda	9+	2:16	Variation on chorus, fades out