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1958 single by The Teddy Bears
"To Know Him Is to Love Him " is a song written by
recording topped the U.S. country singles chart.
The song is in 12/8 time .
Chart performance
Peter and Gordon version
In 1965,
UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 5,
[9] while also reaching No. 5 on Canada's "
RPM Play Sheet".
[10] In the United States, the song spent seven weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 24.
[11]
Charts
Chart (1965)
Peak position
Ireland (IRMA )[12]
5
UK Singles Chart
5
Canada – RPM Play Sheet [13]
5
US – Billboard Hot 100
24
Bobby Vinton version
In 1969, Bobby Vinton released a version of the song, titled "To Know You Is to Love You". Vinton's version spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 34,[14] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart,[15] No. 16 on Canada's RPM 100,[16] and No. 6 on RPM ' s Adult Contemporary chart.[17]
Charts
Chart (1969)
Peak position
US – Billboard Hot 100
34
US – Billboard Easy Listening
8
Canada – RPM 100
16
Canada – RPM Adult Contemporary
6
Canada – CHUM 30 [18]
14
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris version
In 1987,
Charts
Chart (1987)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[21]
1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
1
Other versions
In 1972, Hot Country Singles chart,
[24] No. 20 on
Record World ' s Country Singles Chart,
[25] and No. 21 on the
Cash Box Country Top 75 chart.
[26] It also reached No. 12 on Canada's
RPM Country Playlist.
[27]
In 1973, Gary Glitter did a cover, retitled as "To Know You Is to Love You", on his album Touch Me
In 2006, Amy Winehouse included her recording of the song as the B-side to the UK release of her single, "You Know I'm No Good ".[28] [29]
In 2010, Roger Waters and David Gilmour , formerly of Pink Floyd , reunited to perform the song for the Hoping Foundation's annual fundraiser.[30]
References
^ Classic Tracks, Back To Back Singles; Thunder Bay Press, 2008.
^ a b "Show 14 – Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 4] : UNT Digital Library" . Pop Chronicles . Digital.library.unt.edu. April 27, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2010 .
^ Charles Montaldo. "Profile of Phil Spector" . About.com . Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits . Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 301.
^ Teddy Bears – Full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company . Accessed October 27, 2015
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 1, 1958" .
^ "Hot R&B Sides ", Billboard , December 8, 1958. p. 34. Accessed October 27, 2015
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
^ Peter & Gordon – Full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company . Accessed October 27, 2015
^ "R.P.M. Play Sheet ", RPM Weekly , Volume 3, Ed. 25, August 16, 1965. Accessed October 27, 2015
^ Peter & Gordon – Chart History – The Hot 100 , Billboard.com . Accessed October 27, 2015
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – To Know Him Is to Love Him" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ "RPM Top 40 Play List - August 16, 1965" (PDF) .
^ Bobby Vinton – Chart History – The Hot 100 , Billboard.com . Accessed October 25, 2015
^ Bobby Vinton – Chart History – Adult Contemporary , Billboard.com . Accessed October 25, 2015
^ "The RPM 100 ", RPM Weekly , Volume 11, Ed. 11, May 12, 1969. Accessed October 25, 2015
^ "Young Adult ", RPM Weekly , Volume 11, Ed. 11, May 12, 1969. Accessed October 25, 2015
^ "CHUM 30 – May 17, 1969" . CHUM . Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2015 . Collector's issue No. 41.
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^ Newton, Dione (Director) (2016). Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou (Documentary). UK: ВВС. Event occurs at 47:50.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition . Record Research. p. 152.
^ "To Know Her Is to Love Her" . Beatlesbible.com . March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
^ "Billboard Album Reviews ", Billboard . September 2, 1972. p. 34. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Hot Country Singles ", Billboard . December 23, 1972. p. 28. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "The Country Singles Chart ", Record World . December 16, 1972. p. 62. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Cash Box Country Top 75 ", Cash Box . December 16, 1972. p. 38. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "The Programmers Country Playlist ", RPM . Volume 18, No. 19. December 23, 1972. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
TheGuardian.com
. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ "You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse" . Songfacts . Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ "HOPING for the Children of Palestine" . July 10, 2010.
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