"Close the Door" is a hit song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.[1] It was a hit for Teddy Pendergrass in 1978, and was released from his second solo album, Life Is a Song Worth Singing.
"Close the Door" | |
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Single by Teddy Pendergrass | |
from the album Life Is a Song Worth Singing | |
B-side | "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose" |
Released | May 4, 1978 |
Studio | Sigma Sound Studios |
Genre | Soul |
Length | 3:37 (Single Version) 5:25 (Album Version) |
Label | Philadelphia International Records |
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff |
The song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B chart and peaked at number twenty-five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] It became a gold record. In the UK, "Close the Door" was a double-sided release along with Only You, it peaked at #41.[3]
Altogether, the song has been sampled 45 times in popular music, primarily in the hip hop genre.[4]
List of number-one R&B singles of 1978 (U.S.)
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