(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In

"(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In" is a song that was released by Dean Martin in 1966. The song spent 6 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 55,[1] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[2][3] and No. 51 on Canada's RPM 100.[4]

"(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In"
Single by Dean Martin
from the album Happiness Is Dean Martin
B-side"I'm Not the Marrying Kind"
Released1966
RecordedApril 11, 1966
StudioUnited Western Recorders, Los Angeles
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Mitchell Torok & Ramona Redd
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen

Dean Martin recorded the song at the same recording session as Frank Sinatra when he recorded "Strangers in the Night" on April 11, 1966 at the United Western Recorders on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Among the musicians were Hal Blaine on drums and Glen Campbell on rhythm guitar.[5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 55
US Billboard Easy Listening 7
Canada - RPM 100 51

References

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  1. ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, January 21, 1967. p. 23. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 21, January 21, 1967. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Leigh, Spencer (2015). Frank Sinatra: An Extraordinary Life. McNidder and Grace Limited. ISBN 9780857160881.