"To the Door of the Sun " is a 1975 hit single by

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and the title track of his LP. It is the English version of an

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song by

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, "" (), which was released in 1973. Cinquetti had later recorded an English rendition of it, different from Martino's, which was released as a single by CBS Records in August 1974 with her original Italian version on the

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; it reached number one in Argentina and number six in South Africa. Cinquetti also recorded French- and

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-language versions of the song, respectively titled "" and "". In 1974,

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covered the song in

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under the title "". A cover of this version was in turn recorded by

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and released as a single in 2012, peaking at number 15 in the Finnish charts.

Chart history

In early 1975, "To the Door of the Sun" reached number 17 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It spent four months on the chart, equaling the chart run length of Martino's greatest hit, "

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" (#3, 1963). "To the Door of the Sun" was a bigger

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hit, reaching number seven on the AC charts of both the United States and Canada. The song also charted in Australia.

Al Martino version

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Gigliola Cinquetti version

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
* 1973 songs 1974 singles Gigliola Cinquetti songs Al Martino songs Capitol Records singles Macaronic songs Songs with lyrics by Norman Newell Songs written by Daniele Pace Songs written by Mario Panzeri {{1970s-song-stub Number-one singles in Argentina