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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.
It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, [2] The Teddy Bears. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958, [ 4 ] while reaching No. 2 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. [ 5 ]
The recording session was produced by Spector and took only 20 minutes and two takes, quite a contrast to Spector's later production efforts. In 1964, a British singer named Cleo Sylvestre recorded a version of this song backed by The Rolling Stones.
Earliest of the early Phil Spector groups, a number one chart-topper in 1958 with "To Know Him Is to Love Him." Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s. Formed. 1958 in Los Angeles, CA. Genre. Pop/Rock, R&B. Styles. Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock. Group Members.
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The Teddy Bears’ song, “To Know Him, Is To Love Him,” was a No. 1 hit in December 1958, and also a million-seller. Click for digital version. Dore, meanwhile, mailed out 500 copies of the single to radio stations in early August 1958.
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.
