Song · Tora Tora
“Walkin Shoes” by Tora Tora
From the album Surprise Attack (1989)
“Walkin Shoes” by Tora Tora appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1989 on the album Surprise Attack. Its best result is #538 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,595 hard rock song of all time.
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"Walkin' Shoes" led the charge for Surprise Attack, the debut album from Memphis hard rockers Tora Tora, which A&M Records released in May 1989. Anthony Corder, Keith Douglas, Patrick Francis and John Patterson share the composing credit, and Paul Ebersold and Joe Hardy produced it.
The story starts at Ardent Studios in the band's hometown. Winning a battle of the bands in June 1987 bought them a day of recording there, which turned into the To Rock to Roll EP that year, and Ebersold, who played piano on an early take of "Phantom Rider", ended up behind the desk for the album. As the lead single, "Walkin' Shoes" earned moderate airplay and a little chart action, with "Guilty" and "Phantom Rider" among the singles that came after it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 538 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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