"It's Cold Outside" | ||||
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Single by The Choir | ||||
B-side | "Going Home" | |||
Released | September 1966 April 1967 (re-issue) | |||
Recorded | July 1966 | |||
Genre | Garage rock | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | Canadian-American Roulette (re-issue) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dan Klawon | |||
The Choir singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Cold Outside" is a song by the American garage rock band the Choir, written by member Dann Klawon, and first released on Canadian-American Records in September 1966. It was later re-released in 1967 on Roulette, with Dann's last name incorrectly spelled "Klawson". The song is considered a classic of the musical genre of garage rock, and became the group's only national hit. The song has since been featured on several compilation albums. At the time of the recording, the band consisted of: Wally Bryson - lead guitar, Dave Smalley - guitar/vocals, Dave Burke - bass, Jim Bonfanti - drums, and Dann Klawon - multiple instruments/vocals. The group changed members over the years, but Bryson, Smalley and Bonfanti would team up with songwriter Eric Carmen a few years later, and form the power pop group Raspberries.