Walk Right In
| "Walk Right In" | ||||
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| Single by the Rooftop Singers | ||||
| from the album Walk Right In | ||||
| B-side | "Cool Water" | |||
| Released | December 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods | |||
| Producer(s) | Erik Darling, Bill Svanoe | |||
| The Rooftop Singers singles chronology | ||||
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"Walk Right In" is a
RCA Victor.[2] In 1959, it was included on the compilation album The Country Blues. Another version of the song by the Rooftop Singers, with the writing credits allocated to group members Erik Darling
and Bill Svanoe, became an international hit in 1963.
The Rooftop Singers
In 1962, the American
Gibson Company, but in order to record [the song] with two 12-strings, we had to wait for the company to build a second one for Bill!" (a left-handed model).[3] The success of the song was a boon to Cannon, who was in his late 70s and had been forced to pawn his banjo the previous winter to pay his heating bill; he received royalties as a songwriter and saw renewed interest in his music, which led to a recording contract of his own.[4]
When released as a single, it spent two weeks at No.1 on the
Grammy Award in the category Best Folk Recording.[citation needed
]
Chart history
Rooftop Singers
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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
In 1977, a version by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show reached No.46 on Billboard's Hot 100,[7] and No.77 in Canada. For year-end charts, it was ranked No.249 on Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual[11] and No.1 in Australia[12] selling well over 50,000 units in just four weeks of release.[13]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[14] | 2× Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1963 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1963 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s
References
- ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (May 11, 2018). "The Number Ones: The Rooftop Singers' "Walk Right In"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
...the biggest folk single of the year was a chirpy, strummy, generally meaningless novelty version of an old jug-band song...But this is still cheesed-out whitebread pop-folk...
- ^ Samuel Charters. The Country Blues. New York: Da Capo Press, 1975, p. 124.
- ^ a b c Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "Walk Right In", in The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits. New York: Billboard Publications.
- ^ a b Bronson, Fred (2003). "Walk Right In", in The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition. New York: Billboard Publications.
- ^ a b Official Charts Company info at Official Charts Company
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 28, 1963. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 2, 1963
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1963
- ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). Billboard. 10 December 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- Cash Box. May 27, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.
