"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.
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] These include: List of number-one R&B singles of 1978 (U.S.)This 1970s single–related article is a stub.