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Released on Era's Doré label in August 1958, it took two months before "To Know Him Is to Love Him" began to get airplay. The title was inscribed on Spector's father's tombstone, as "To Know Him Was To Love Him". It went on to become a global hit.
They had a major hit with the Spector-written track "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (inspired by the epitaph on Spector's father's tombstone). Released on ERA Records subsidiary label, Dore, it went to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, selling over a million copies by the end of 1958.
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The Teddy Bears – presented as a trio of Spector, Leib and Kleinbard – enjoyed a brief period in the spotlight, and were rapidly tempted away to sign a new deal with the bigger Imperial Records, where they managed only one minor hit, Oh Why (US #91 for one week).
Released on Era's Doré label in August 1958, it took two months before "To Know Him Is to Love Him" began to get airplay. The title was inscribed on Spector's father's tombstone, as "To Know Him Was To Love Him". It went on to become a global hit.
Marshall Leib played briefly with a band called The Moondogs, then produced records for several years (his last name sometimes spelled "Lieb"); his best-known production was the 1963 hit by The Ribbons, "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya."
