The Door Is Always Open
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"The Door is Always Open" is a country song written by Dickey Lee
and Bob McDill
. First recorded by Tennessee Pulleybone
for JIM Records, it went to number 75 on the Hot Country Songs
charts that year. Waylon Jennings
later cut it as an album track for his 1975 album Dreaming My Dreams. A version by Lois Johnson
, also in 1975, went to number 70 on the country music chart.
It was the Dave & Sugar
version, released in 1976, that was released to radio and became known to audiences. That July, the song became the group's first number one hit on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart.
Dickey Lee
Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
and Bob McDill
Bob McDill
Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
. First recorded by Tennessee Pulleybone
Tennessee Pulleybone
Tennessee Pulleybone was a band formed in Cookeville, Tennessee. The original group featured "Big" Ken Smith , Jerry Tuttle , Biff Watson , and John Wolters . Later members were Dave Gillon , Tom Hamilton , and Thomas "Bones" Kaelin...
for JIM Records, it went to number 75 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts that year. Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
later cut it as an album track for his 1975 album Dreaming My Dreams. A version by Lois Johnson
Lois Johnson
Lois Johnson is an American country music singer from Maynardville, Tennessee. She recorded for different labels between 1969 and 1978, and charted twenty singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest chart peak was "Loving You Will Never Grow Old", which reached number six in 1975. Johnson...
, also in 1975, went to number 70 on the country music chart.
It was the Dave & Sugar
Dave & Sugar
Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. It consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocalists, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz...
version, released in 1976, that was released to radio and became known to audiences. That July, the song became the group's first number one hit on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.
Tennessee Pulleybone
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 75 |
Lois Johnson
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 70 |
Dave & Sugar
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |