| To the Door of the Sun Italian: (Alle porte del sole)|i=no | |
| Cover: | To_the_Door_of_the_Sun_-_Al_Martino.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Al Martino |
| Album: | To the Door of the Sun |
| B-Side: | Mary Go Lightly |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Genre: | Easy listening |
| Language: | English |
| Length: | 3:20 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Composer: |
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| Lyricist: | Norman Newell |
| Prev Title: | Speak Softly Love |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Italian: [[Volare (song)|Volare]]|i=no |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
| Italian: Alle porte del sole|i=no | |
| Cover: | To_the_Door_of_the_Sun_(Alle_Porte_del_Sole)_-_Gigliola_Cinquetti.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gigliola Cinquetti |
| Album: | Italian: Alle porte del sole |
| B-Side: | Mister Chipp |
| Released: | 1973 |
| Genre: | Easy listening |
| Language: | Italian |
| Composer: |
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| Lyricist: | Daniele Pace |
| Prev Title: | Italian: [[Dio, come ti amo]]|i=no |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Italian: [[Sì (Gigliola Cinquetti song)|Sì]]|i=no |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"To the Door of the Sun Italian: (Alle porte del sole)|i=no" 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, "Italian: '''Alle porte del sole'''|i=no" (pronounced as /it/), which was written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat and Corrado Conti, and released in 1973; the song won Italian: [[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 "French: Dernière histoire, premier amour|i=no", "Spanish; Castilian: A las puertas del cielo|i=no" and "German: Auf der Straße der Sonne|i=no".
In 1974, Katri Helena covered the song in Finnish under the title "Finnish: Vasten auringon siltaa|i=no", with lyrics by .[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]
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.
| 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 |
| Chart (1975) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 72 |
| US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[11] | 149 |
| Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
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| Argentina (CAPIF) | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 49 |
| South Africa (Springbok) | 6 |
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 159.
