The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears was a band that is perhaps most known for being Phil Spector's first band.
Following his graduation from Fairfax high school in Los Angeles, Phil Spector became obsessed with a song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", he had written for his group, The Teddy Bears. After a hasty audition at ERA Records who offered to finance a studio session, The Teddy Bears - Spector, Marshall Leib, lead singer Annette Kleinbard, and last minute recruit, drummer Sandy Nelson - recorded the song at Gold Star Studios at a total cost of $75. Read Full BioThe Teddy Bears was a band that is perhaps most known for being Phil Spector's first band.
Following his graduation from Fairfax high school in Los Angeles, Phil Spector became obsessed with a song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", he had written for his group, The Teddy Bears. After a hasty audition at ERA Records who offered to finance a studio session, The Teddy Bears - Spector, Marshall Leib, lead singer Annette Kleinbard, and last minute recruit, drummer Sandy Nelson - recorded the song at Gold Star Studios at a total cost of $75. Released on ERA's Dore label in August 1958, it took a full two months before "To Know Him Is to Love Him" began to get air play.
The record eventually stayed in the "Hot Hundred" for twenty-three weeks, resided in the "Top Ten" for eleven of those weeks, and commanded the #1 chart position for three weeks. At age seventeen, Spector had written, arranged, played, sung, and produced the best-selling record in the country. Although subsequent releases by the Teddy Bears on the Imperial label were considered well-recorded soft pop, they did not sell, and within a year of their impressive debut, Spector had disbanded the group.
Spector was not the only Teddy Bear who went on to an illustrious career after the group broke up. Annette Kleinbard continued to write and record songs, and eventually changed her name to Carol Connors. Among her songwriting credits are the Rip Chords hit "Hey Little Cobra" and the Academy Award-nominated Rocky theme song "Gonna Fly Now."
Not to be confused with Swedish band Teddybears STHLM.
Following his graduation from Fairfax high school in Los Angeles, Phil Spector became obsessed with a song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", he had written for his group, The Teddy Bears. After a hasty audition at ERA Records who offered to finance a studio session, The Teddy Bears - Spector, Marshall Leib, lead singer Annette Kleinbard, and last minute recruit, drummer Sandy Nelson - recorded the song at Gold Star Studios at a total cost of $75. Read Full BioThe Teddy Bears was a band that is perhaps most known for being Phil Spector's first band.
Following his graduation from Fairfax high school in Los Angeles, Phil Spector became obsessed with a song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", he had written for his group, The Teddy Bears. After a hasty audition at ERA Records who offered to finance a studio session, The Teddy Bears - Spector, Marshall Leib, lead singer Annette Kleinbard, and last minute recruit, drummer Sandy Nelson - recorded the song at Gold Star Studios at a total cost of $75. Released on ERA's Dore label in August 1958, it took a full two months before "To Know Him Is to Love Him" began to get air play.
The record eventually stayed in the "Hot Hundred" for twenty-three weeks, resided in the "Top Ten" for eleven of those weeks, and commanded the #1 chart position for three weeks. At age seventeen, Spector had written, arranged, played, sung, and produced the best-selling record in the country. Although subsequent releases by the Teddy Bears on the Imperial label were considered well-recorded soft pop, they did not sell, and within a year of their impressive debut, Spector had disbanded the group.
Spector was not the only Teddy Bear who went on to an illustrious career after the group broke up. Annette Kleinbard continued to write and record songs, and eventually changed her name to Carol Connors. Among her songwriting credits are the Rip Chords hit "Hey Little Cobra" and the Academy Award-nominated Rocky theme song "Gonna Fly Now."
Not to be confused with Swedish band Teddybears STHLM.
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To Know Him is to Love Him
The Teddy Bears Lyrics
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
Just to see him smile, makes my life worthwhile
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
And I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)
I'd be good to him, I'd bring love to him
Everyone says there'll come a day when I'll walk alongside of him
Yes, just to know him is to love, love, love him
And I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)
Why can't he see how blind can he be?
Someday he will see that he was meant for me, oh oh, yes
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
Just to see him smile, makes my life worthwhile
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
And I do, yes I do, yes I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Phil Spector
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Cheryl Gresswell
This song came into my head this morning. I lost my husband six years ago, have met a man who lost his wife 5 years ago. We have been together for five years. 13 age gap. We love music and he is learning guitar at 83.my husband was a guitarist with the small faces before they were famous. My man's ambition is to play my husband's electric guitar through an amplifier. Live for us is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this song. Light and love to everyone 💕🙏
Donni Martelle
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.
BicycleJoe LoFiSoundAndVision
May all your dreams come true
Daithe de paore
Incredible, your husband played with the most underrated band of the sixties.
The small faces were sublime.
I wish your new man all the best and I am glad to find people like you on the net
Daithe de paore
Incredible, your husband played with the most underrated band of the sixties.
The small faces were sublime.
I wish your new man all the best and I am glad to find people like you on the net
Eurasia29
I was 10 years old when I listened to this but I had to wait until I was 72 to see them. What a nice memory !
Thomas Zaccone
75 here
Juliaflo
That means you were born somewhere in the 1940's, right?
Rhonda Boncutter
Eurasia29, I also loved this many years ago!
Vicki Goodman
I love this band. I couldn't believe when she said she was in high school!!!! She is/was absolutely adorable!! The way she smiles when she sings and her eyes sparkle. Yes, this is another treasure. So glad youtube is here!