The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
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"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
. An R&B hit in the US, the original version peaked at number four on the R&B playlist and number ten in R&B sales.
Chuck Willis
Harold "Chuck" Willis was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, "C. C. Rider" and "What Am I Living For" , both reached no. 1 in the Billboard R&B chart...
and originally performed by the Baltimore-based R&B vocal group, The Cardinals
The Cardinals
The Cardinals are an American rock band that were formed in 2004 by alternative country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams and fronted by him until 2009. The band was featured on Ryan Adams and the Cardinals albums, Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights, Follow the Lights, Cardinology and III/IV...
. An R&B hit in the US, the original version peaked at number four on the R&B playlist and number ten in R&B sales.
Cover versions
- Later in 1955, Don CornellDon CornellDon Cornell was an American singer prominent mainly in the 1940s and 1950s noted for his smooth but robust baritone voice....
recorded the song and released it as the B-side to his hit, "Most of All". - In 1964, Dean MartinDean MartinDean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
recorded the most successful version of the song, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and spending one week at number one on the Middle-Road Singles chart in November the same year.