Hello Walls debuted in 1961 and was only 1 of 6 Number One Country hits that year.

Willie Nelson wrote the song in a room with no windows. He was frustrated not coming up with ideas for new songs when he thought about a guy who lost his lover and was alone in an empty house with no one to talk to.

He was also desperate for money and pitched the song to Faron Young for $400. Faron said, "Willie, you keep the song and I'll just loan you $400 and you can pay me back when the song is a hit.". A couple of weeks later Willie got his first royalty check which totaled about $20,000. That night Faron was sitting in Tootsie's Lounge when a big arm came across his neck and somebody french kissed his ear. It was Willie with Faron's $400. Faron said it was a pretty good kiss too! This may have been the originally WET WILLIE!

Faron recorded it in 1961and it spent 23 weeks on the charts reaching Number 1. It was also a crossover hit reaching Number 12 on the Pop Charts.