"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", which was released in 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. The record reached number six in South Africa. 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. Al Martino version Weekly charts Year-end charts Gigliola Cinquetti version References External links Lyrics of this song 1973 songs 1974 singles Gigliola Cinquetti songs Al Martino songs Capitol Records singles Macaronic songs Songs with lyrics by Norman Newell Songs written by Daniele Pace Songs written by Mario Panzeri Number-one singles in Argentina