"The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" is a 1955 song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by the Baltimore-based R&B vocal group, The Cardinals. In the US, the original version peaked at number four on the R&B playlist and number ten in R&B sales charts.[1] Later in 1955, Don Cornell recorded the song and released it as the B-side to his hit, "Most of All". The Hilltoppers had a moderate hit with this song the same year.
| "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dean Martin | ||||
| from the album The Door Is Still Open to My Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Every Minute Every Hour" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chuck Willis | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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Dean Martin version
editIn 1964, Dean Martin recorded the most successful version of the song. Martin's version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[2] while spending one week at No. 1 on Billboard's "Middle-Road Singles" chart that November.[3][4][5] In Canada, the song reached No. 22 on RPM's "Top 40 & 5" chart,[6] and No. 15 on the CHUM Hit Parade.[7] In New Zealand, the song reached No. 6 on the "Lever Hit Parade".[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 102.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 18, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, November 14, 1964. p. 18. Accessed September 18, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 158.
- ^ "Top 40 & 5", RPM Weekly, Volume 2, No. 12, November 16, 1964. Accessed September 18, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 399, Monday, November 02, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 07-Jan-1965, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed September 20, 2016.
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