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"The Green Door" (or "Green Door") is a 1956 popular song, with music composed by Bob "Hutch" Davie and lyrics by Marvin J. Moore. It was first recorded by Jim Lowe, which reached number one on the US chart in 1956. The song has been covered by a number of artists, including a version by Shakin' Stevens in 1981.
Frankie Vaughan CBE DL (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after his signature song "Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl". [1]
The Frankie Vaughan Song Book: Released: October 1967; Label: Philips; ... "The Green Door" b/w "Pity the Poor, Poor Man" 2 — — — — — "The Garden of Eden"
Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1956. Elvis Presley, Frankie Vaughan and Lonnie Donegan were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1956. The 1955 Christmas number-one, "Christmas Alphabet" by Dickie Valentine, remained at number-one for the first week of 1956.
The song was initially popularised in Britain by music hall star Fred Barnes. It was revived in 1955 by singer Frankie Vaughan. Originally released as the B-side of his single "Tweedlee-Dee", it later became Vaughan's signature song, the title of later compilations of his recordings, and the basis of his nickname "Mr. Moonlight". [4]
"The Garden of Eden" is a song written and composed by Dennise Haas Norwood, and first recorded by Joe Valino, [1] which reached Number 12 on the Billboard chart in December 1956. [2] The song was also recorded by other artists, including Frankie Vaughan whose version gave him his first No. 1 in the UK in 1957.
The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. [5] This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949, and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1.
The Heart of a Man is a 1959 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Anne Heywood and Tony Britton. [1] A millionaire in disguise gives a young man money to help him pursue his singing career. [2] Featured songs by Vaughan include "The Heart of a Man", "Sometime, Somewhere" and "Walking Tall". [3]