To Know Him Is to Love Him

TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM
 
 
“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.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

The following year (1958), Phil Spector assembled the Teddy Bears (the only vocal group that included Spector as a member); Sandy Nelson was a last-minute addition, with other bandmembers including Marshall Leib and lead singer Annette Kleinbard.  Phil Spector wrote a song for the group called “To Know Him Is to Love Him”, based upon an inscription on his father’s tombstone, and the song became a Number One hit in December 1958.  As Wikipedia put it:  “At 19 years old, Spector had written, arranged, played, sung, and produced the best-selling record in the country.” 

 

(January 2015/1)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021