Let Me In (The Sensations song)
| "Let Me In" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by The Sensations | |
| from the album Let Me In | |
| B-side | "Oh Yes I'll Be True" |
| Released | November 1961 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Label | Argo |
| Songwriter | Yvonne Baker |
"Let Me In" is the name of a 1961 song with music and lyrics by Yvonne Baker, recorded the same year by Baker and The Sensations, which went to No. 2 on the US R&B singles chart and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It reached number 5 in New Zealand on the lever hits parade chart.[1] It was the group's highest charting and most successful single.[2][3] "Let Me In" may be most memorable for its repetitive "weeoo" refrain in the chorus.
Cover versions
- Bonnie Raitt included it on her 1973 album Takin' My Time.[4]
In popular culture
- It was heard in the 2003 movie Secondhand Lions.
- Cadillac utilized the song for a television commercial in 2018.[5]
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210208152417/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1962&qmonth=Apr&qweek=12-Apr-1962#n_view_location
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
- ^ "The Sensations [Philadelphia] Discography - USA - 45cat".
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Cadillac Season's Best Sales Event Commercial – TV Advert Music".
