Number of Weeks? 1
What else was going on? Egypt declares itself a republic
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Fisher returns to number 1 with a song which is very much in the same "unrequited love" territory as his last one. This effort is actually a little more listenable, for my money. Sally Sweetland's soprano voice complements Fisher's fairly overdramatic delivery quite nicely, and lyrically, the song is a little bit more bearable than "Outside of Heaven". The story of the song is that Eddie is following his beloved down the aisle as she marries another man. The image is actually quite effective, but for some reason I just can't warm to Eddie Fisher's voice. It has traces of the Sinatra style of low, almost lethargic bass delivery building into a rich crescendo and perhaps that's the problem I'm having. When I've listened to Fisher, I can't help comparing him to Sinatra and when you compare the back catalogue of the two Old Blue Eyes wins hands down. All in all, "I'm Walking Behind You" is a pleasant song, but I'm pleased that Frankie Laine's mega-hit quickly regained its spot atop the chart after a week.
What happened next? Given the stellar relationship I've had with Fisher so far in this blog, perhaps its for the best that this marks his final trip to the top. That said, Fisher's accolade of being the very first act to rack up two UK number ones has assured his place in chart history. His career didn't end with this number one, however, as he would have five more top twenty hits up until the end of 1956.
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