"To the Door of the Sun " 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, "" (), which was written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat and Corrado Conti, and released in 1973; the song won 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. Cinquetti also recorded French-, Spanish- and German- language versions of the song, respectively titled "", "" and "".
In 1974, Katri Helena covered the song in Finnish under the title "", with lyrics by . 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.
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.
Al Martino version Weekly charts Chart (1974–75)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)13Canadian RPM Top SinglesRPM 100 Singles, March 29, 197544Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary7US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 17US Billboard Adult Contemporary7US Cash Box Top 100 21
Year-end charts Chart (1975)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)72US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)149
Gigliola Cinquetti version Chart (1974–75)PeakpositionArgentina (CAPIF)1Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)49South Africa (Springbok)6
References
External links Lyrics of "To the Door of the Sun"