Can Make It" was released in February 1967 and received extensive radio play. However, the record company refused to distribute the single to the public, so "You Can Make It" failed to chart. The band sought to compose their own tracks, however they were no longer backed financially which led to their disbandment. Original lead singer Richard Tepp died of leukemia on June 17, 2004. Film A documentary on the band was produced in 2004, entitled Out of Our Dens: The Richard and the Young Lions Story by James Hannon and Leon Leybs, and narrated by preeminent radio personality Pat St. John. It featured the group's history from their early days to their reunion shows in the early 2000s. Discography Albums Richard and the Young Lions – Volume 1 - 2 original songs and 9 remakes, with "Open Up Your Door" being one of the remakes without the original lead singer. Richard and the Young Lions – Volume 2 - 2 original songs ('Open Up Your Door" is one of those), and 8 remakes. Singles "Open Up Your Door" b/w "Once Upon Your Smile": Philips 40381 (number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100) (1966) (both US and Canadian pressings) "Nasty" b/w "Lost and Found": Philips 40414 (1966) (both US and Canadian pressings) "You Can Make It" b/w "To Have and to Hold": Philips 40438 (1967) (both US and Canadian pressings) Compilation appearances "You Can Make It", their swan song, was compiled on Volume 12 of the Pebbles series in 1983. "Open Up Your Door" was featured on the 1998 four CD box set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968. References External links [ Richard and the Young Lions] at Allmusic RichardAndTheYoungLions.com Lantern-Media.com Garage rock groups from New Jersey Philips Records artists Musical groups established in 1965