At My Front Door
1955 single by The El Dorados
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"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]
B-side"What's Buggin' You Baby"
ReleasedAugust 1955
Recorded24 April 1955
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)[1]
| "At My Front Door" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The El Dorados | ||||
| from the album Crazy Little Mama | ||||
| B-side | "What's Buggin' You Baby" | |||
| Released | August 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 24 April 1955 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording Corp. (Chicago)[1] | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
| Songwriters | Ewart Abner, John Moore | |||
| The El Dorados singles chronology | ||||
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Charting versions
Other versions
- The Modernaires released a version of the song as a single in 1955.[6]
- Arthur Lee Maye and the Johnny Otis Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1957 single "Honey Love".[7]
- The Righteous Brothers released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1965 single "Justine".[8]
- 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.[9]
- The Darts released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1977 single "Love Bandit".[10]
- Rockats released a version of the song on their 1981 album Live at the Ritz.[11]
Sampled
- 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.
