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"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
Recorded24 April 1955
Studio Universal Recording Corp. (Chicago) [1]
Genre Doo-wop
Length2:32
Label Vee-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

  • 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

Sampled

References

  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.