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{{Infobox song
#REDIRECT [[The El Dorados]] {{R from song}}
| name = At My Front Door
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[The El Dorados]]
| album = Crazy Little Mama
| B-side = What's Buggin' You Baby
| released = [[1955 in music|August 1955]]
| format =
| recorded = 24 April 1955
| studio = [[Universal Recording Corp.]] (Chicago)<ref name="Saunders">{{cite web |title=Vee-Jay: The Early Years|url=http://campber.people.clemson.edu/veejay.html |website=The Red Saunders Research Foundation |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
| venue =
| genre = [[Doo-wop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=32}}
| label = [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]]
| writer = [[Ewart Abner]], [[Johnny Moore (singer)|John Moore]]
| producer =
| prev_title = One More Chance
| prev_year = 1955
| next_title = I'll Be Forever Loving You
| next_year = 1955
}}

"'''At My Front Door'''" is a song written by [[Ewart Abner]] and [[Johnny Moore (singer)|John Moore]] and performed by [[The El Dorados]]. It reached #1 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B chart]] and #17 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. pop chart]] in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|title=The El Dorados, "At My Front Door" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=At+My+Front+Door+by+The+El+Dorados&id=13858|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref> The song was featured on their 1957 album, ''Crazy Little Mama''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The El Dorados, ''Crazy Little Mama''|website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-El-Dorados-With-Guest-Artists-The-Magnificents-Crazy-Little-Mama/release/2169827|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Charting versions==
*[[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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Boone, "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=At+My+Front+Door+%28Crazy+Little+Mama%29+by+Pat+Boone&id=31606|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Dee Clark]] released a version of the song as a single in 1960 which reached #56 on the U.S. pop chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dee Clark, "At My Front Door" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=At+My+Front+Door+by+Dee+Clark&id=11273|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Other versions==
*[[The Modernaires]] released a version of the song as a single in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Modernaires, "At My Front Door" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/961513|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Lee Maye|Arthur Lee Maye]] and the [[Johnny Otis|Johnny Otis Orchestra]] released a version of the song as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to his 1957 single "[[Honey Love (The Drifters song)|Honey Love]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Arthur Lee Maye, "Honey Love" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/us-x270134|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[The Righteous Brothers]] released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1965 single "Justine".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Righteous Brothers, "Justine" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/r1359|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Harry Nilsson]] released a version of the song on his 1972 album ''[[Son of Schmilsson]]'' and featured in 1974 film ''[[Son of Dracula (1974 film)|Son of Dracula]]'' and on its soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Nilsson, ''Son of Dracula''|website=[[Discogs]] |year=1974 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Harry-Nilsson-Son-Of-Dracula/release/1292004|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Darts (band)|The Darts]] released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1977 single "Love Bandit".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Darts, "Love Bandit" Single Release|website=[[Discogs]] |year=1977 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Darts-Love-Bandit/release/2534412|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Levi and the Rockats|Rockats]] released a version of the song on their 1981 album ''Live at the Ritz''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rockats, ''Live at the Ritz''|website=[[Discogs]] |year=1981 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Rockats-Live-At-The-Ritz/release/1889768|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Sampled==
*[[D-TV|DTV]] set The El Dorados' version of the song to the [[Silly Symphony]] ''[[The Wise Little Hen]]''.
*[[De La Soul]] sampled The El Dorados' version on "Let, Let Me In" from their 1991 album ''[[De La Soul Is Dead]]''.

==References==
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{{Pat Boone}}
{{Dee Clark}}
{{Harry Nilsson}}

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[[Category:1955 songs]]
[[Category:1955 singles]]
[[Category:1960 singles]]
[[Category:Pat Boone songs]]
[[Category:Dee Clark songs]]
[[Category:The Righteous Brothers songs]]
[[Category:Harry Nilsson songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Perry]]
[[Category:Vee-Jay Records singles]]
[[Category:Dot Records singles]]
[[Category:Coral Records singles]]


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Latest revision as of 06:28, 21 February 2024

"At My Front Door"
Single by The El Dorados
from the album Crazy Little Mama
B-side"What's Buggin' You Baby"
ReleasedAugust 1955
Recorded24 April 1955
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)[1]
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:32
LabelVee-Jay
Songwriter(s)Ewart Abner, John Moore
The El Dorados singles chronology
"One More Chance"
(1955) 		"At My Front Door"
(1955) 		"I'll Be Forever Loving You"
(1955)

"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.[2] The song was featured on their 1957 album, Crazy Little Mama.[3]

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.[4]
  • Dee Clark released a version of the song as a single in 1960 which reached #56 on the U.S. pop chart.[5]

Other versions

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Sampled

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References

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  1. ^ "Vee-Jay: The Early Years". The Red Saunders Research Foundation. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The El Dorados, "At My Front Door" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "The El Dorados, Crazy Little Mama". Discogs. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pat Boone, "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Dee Clark, "At My Front Door" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Modernaires, "At My Front Door" Single Release". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Arthur Lee Maye, "Honey Love" Single Release". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Righteous Brothers, "Justine" Single Release". Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Harry Nilsson, Son of Dracula". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Darts, "Love Bandit" Single Release". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Rockats, Live at the Ritz". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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