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Isaac Hayes

Walk On By

1969 · via Wu-Tang Clan

Isaac Hayes’ earliest release of “Walk On By” on file came out in 1969. Burt Bacharach and Hal David are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Dionne Warwick’s, from 1964, along with Helen Shapiro’s and Aretha Franklin’s. Also recorded by D‐Train (released 1982), Smith & Mighty (released 1988) and Burt Bacharach (released 1965), among 378 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Wu-Tang Clan’s “I Can't Go to Sleep” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Isaac Hayes had "Walk On By" on record long before RZA and Ghostface went digging, and his name sits right on the Wu-Tang writing credit beside theirs. Put his side on first, then listen to what they pulled out of it.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Earliest release on file: Dionne Warwick, 1964, the same year as Helen Shapiro and Aretha Franklin.

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Wu-Tang Clan’s “I Can't Go to Sleep” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

378 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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