To the Door of the Sun

"Alle porte del sole"
"Alle porte del sole"
Single by Gigliola Cinquetti
from the album Alle porte del sole
Language	Italian
B-side	"Mister Chipp"
Released	1973
Genre	Easy listening
Composer(s)	Mario Panzeri; Lorenzo Pilat; Corrado Conti;
Lyricist(s)	Daniele Pace
Gigliola Cinquetti singles chronology

"To the Door of the Sun (Alle porte del sole)"
"To the Door of the Sun (Alle porte del sole)"
Single by Al Martino
from the album To the Door of the Sun
Language	English
B-side	"Mary Go Lightly"
Released	1975
Genre	Easy listening
Length	3:20
Label	Capitol
Composer(s)	Mario Panzeri; Lorenzo Pilat; Corrado Conti;
Lyricist(s)	Norman Newell
Al Martino singles chronology

"To the Door of the Sun (Alle porte del sole)" is a 1975 hit single by Al Martino and the title track of his LP. It is the English version of an Italian-language song by Gigliola Cinquetti, "Alle porte del sole" (pronounced [alle ˈpɔrte del ˈsoːle]), which was written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat and Corrado Conti, and released in 1973; the song won Canzonissima 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 B-side; it reached number one in Argentina and number six in South Africa.^[1] Cinquetti also recorded French-, Spanish- and German- language versions of the song, respectively titled "Dernière histoire, premier amour", "A las puertas del cielo" and "Auf der Straße der Sonne".

In 1974, Katri Helena covered the song in Finnish under the title "Vasten auringon siltaa", with lyrics by Chrisse Johansson [fi].^[2] A cover of this version was in turn recorded by Erin Anttila and released as a single in 2012, peaking at number 15 in the Finnish charts.^[3]^[4]

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, "I Love You Because" (#3, 1963).

"To the Door of the Sun" was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number seven on the AC charts of both the United States and Canada. The song also charted in Australia. It became Martino's biggest hit of the 1970s.^{[citation needed]}

Al Martino version

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	13
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[6]	44
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	17
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[9]	7
US Cash Box Top 100	21

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[10]	72
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[11]	149

Gigliola Cinquetti version

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF)^[1]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[1]	49
South Africa (Springbok)^[1]	6

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ "Katri Helena – Vasten Auringon Siltaa". Discogs. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Erin - Vasten auringon siltaa". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Vasten auringon siltaa". Warner Music Finland. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via YouTube.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ RPM 100 Singles, March 29, 1975
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 159.
^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

External links

[SA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[2] "Katri Helena – Vasten Auringon Siltaa". Discogs. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[3] "Erin - Vasten auringon siltaa". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[4] "Vasten auringon siltaa". Warner Music Finland. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via YouTube.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1970–1992-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[6] RPM 100 Singles, March 29, 1975

[7] "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17.

[8] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[9] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 159.

[aus75-10] "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.

[11] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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