In 1962, the American
folk trio
the Rooftop Singers recorded a version of the song. Group member
Erik Darling recruited two friends to join him in this effort after hearing the original Cannon recording. Darling wanted the track to have a distinctive sound, so he and group member Bill Svanoe both played
twelve-string guitars, although they had some difficulty in acquiring the instruments. Darling is quoted as saying that prior to the making of this record, "you couldn't buy a
12-string guitar... I ordered one from the
Gibson Company, but in order to record [the song] with two 12-strings, we had to wait for the company to build a second one for Bill!" (a left-handed model). It spent five weeks atop the
Easy Listening chart, which later became known as the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, "Walk Right In" reached both the
R&B chart (peaking at No.4) as well as the
country music chart, peaking at No.23. It was included on the album
Walk Right In, and was nominated for a
Grammy Award in the category
Best Folk Recording. ==Chart history==