To Know Her Is to Love Her

Song facts

From Wikipedia:

“To Know Him Is to Love Him” is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father’s tombstone, “To Know Him Was To Love Him.” It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958, while reaching No. 2 on UK’s New Musical Express chart. Peter & Gordon and Bobby Vinton later had hits with the song, with its title and lyrics changed to “To Know You Is to Love You“. In 1987, the song was resurrected by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, whose Trio recording topped the U.S. country singles charts. The song is in 12/8 time. […]

The Beatles version

The Beatles recorded two versions, both retitled “To Know Her Is to Love Her“. One version was on their January 1962 audition tapes with Decca, not released during the band’s existence. The second version was recorded on 16 July 1963 for the Pop Go The Beatles radio show and was not officially released until 1994, on their Live at the BBC compilation album. John Lennon recorded his own version of the song in 1973 (“To Know Her Is to Love Her“), but it would not see release until the 1986 posthumous compilation Menlove Ave. […]

Last updated on November 30, 2016

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