"Let Her In" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Gary Benson, and released as a single in 1973. It was covered by John Travolta in 1976, and was released as the first single from Travolta's self-titled second album. Travolta's version was a

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, spending five months on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaking at number 10. It also reached number 16 on the

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chart. On the '' Cash Box'' chart, the song peaked at number five. In Canada, "Let Her In" reached number seven on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. "Let Her In" was released at the end of the first year of the four-year run of ''

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'', in which Travolta starred. This song was his first and only top-ten hit as a solo artist in the United States, and the biggest hit of his in any country not to be tied to the film '' Grease''. It was included on his 1978 double album compilation, '' Travolta Fever''.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Reception

Tom Breihan criticized Travolta's performance of "a moony and generic song" in his December 2019 '' Stereogum'' article and later called it "truly wretched" in his January 2020 '' A.V. Club'' article. Paul Grein of '' Billboard'' in August 2022 called the

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"mopey".

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* {{authority control 1973 songs 1973 singles 1976 singles Gary Benson (musician) songs John Travolta songs Songs written by Gary Benson (musician) 1970s ballads