Little Walter (song)

"Little Walter"
Single by Tony! Toni! Toné!
from the album Who?
Released	July 13, 1988
Recorded	1986 (as demo) 1988 (as a song)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:50
Label	Wing
Writer(s)	Foster & McElroy
Producer(s)	Foster & McElroy
Tony! Toni! Toné! singles chronology
"Little Walter" (1988) "Born Not to Know" (1988)

"Little Walter" is the title of the debut single by Tony! Toni! Toné!. Taken as the lead single from the R&B band's debut album, Who, the hit song spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B chart. It also peaked at forty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The melody is taken from the instrumentation on the spiritual tune "Wade in the Water."^[1][2][3][4]

The narrator in the song describes a roommate by the name of Walter who makes money from an undisclosed job, and rather than pay rent, he spends his money on a lavish lifestyle. The narrator has had enough of this, and decides to confront Walter about it only for both to break into an argument that lasts "half the night". When the argument was finished "there was a knock at the door and when Walter went to open it he was blown to the floor" meaning he may have been shot dead (according to the video for the song). Walter was portrayed by comedian Sinbad in the video.

References

1. "Tony! Toni! Toné! - Little Walter". youtube.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
2. "little walter song tony! toni! toné!". amazon.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
3. "Little Walter (4:54)". last.fm. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
4. "Tony! Toni! Tone'! Greatest Hits". music.msn.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

External links

• Song review on Allmusic