"At My Front Door" is a song written by
Ewart Abner and
John Moore and performed by
The El Dorados. It reached #1 on the
U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the
U.S. pop chart in 1955. The song was featured on their 1957 album, ''Crazy Little Mama''.
Charting versions
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Pat Boone released a version of the song as a single in 1955 which reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart and #12 on the U.S. R&B chart.
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Dee Clark released a version of the song as a single in 1960 which reached #56 on the U.S. pop chart.
Other versions
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The Modernaires released a version of the song as a single in 1955.
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Arthur Lee Maye and the
Johnny Otis Orchestra released a version of the song as the
B-side to his 1957 single "
Honey Love".
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The Righteous Brothers
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released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1965 single "Justine".
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Harry Nilsson released a version of the song on his 1972 album ''
Son of Schmilsson'' and featured in 1974 film ''
Son of Dracula'' and on its soundtrack.
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The Darts released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1977 single "Love Bandit".
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Rockats released a version of the song on their 1981 album ''Live at the Ritz''.
Sampled
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DTV set The El Dorados' version of the song to the
Silly Symphony ''
The Wise Little Hen
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''.
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De La Soul sampled The El Dorados' version on "Let, Let Me In" from their 1991 album ''
De La Soul Is Dead''.
References
1955 songs
1955 singles
1960 singles
Pat Boone songs
Dee Clark songs
The Righteous Brothers songs
Harry Nilsson songs
Song recordings produced by Richard Perry
Vee-Jay Records singles
Dot Records singles
Coral Records singles
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