The song has subsequently been performed and recorded by many other musicians, including Widespread Panic, The Neville Brothers, Cher, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Jenkins, Humble Pie, King Swamp, the Allman Brothers Band, Paul Weller, the Flowerpot Men, Michael Brecker, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Jello Biafra.
Critic Richie Unterberger wrote that "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" was "the album's most durable song, a creepy voodoo soup that both smoldered with ominous foreboding and simmered with temptations of sensual delights.
An ambling processional framed by a simple pentatonic guitar melody, it's everything you want in voodoo music: a feast of pummeling drums, swirling ethereal voices and the patient, mumbled incantations of Dr. John, all coalescing into the sound of a solemn, revelatory ritual.
"[7] Thom Jurek, at Allmusic, also described it as the album's masterpiece, stating:[8]"Dr. John is brazen about the power of his spells in a slippery, evil-sounding boast.
Congas, tom-toms, snaky guitar, and harmonica underscore his juju, while a backing chorus affirms his power like mambo priestesses in unison.
"An edited version of the song was released in 1969 as a promotional single on the Atlantic label by Cher, produced by Jerry Wexler.
The Gris-Gris recordings had been made during studio time originally reserved for Sonny & Cher,[5] and were released on the Atlantic subsidiary label Atco.
[14] A version of the song lasting over 23 minutes was recorded by Humble Pie on their live album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore (1971).
[16] Jello Biafra recorded the song in a 13-minute version on his live album of New Orleans-related soul and rock covers, Walk on Jindal's Splinters.