The Teddy Bears was a band that is perhaps most known for being Phil Specto… Read Full Bio ↴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. 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.

My Foolish Heart
The Teddy Bears Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Teddy Bears:

01 to know him is to love him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
I Don't Need You Anymore Have you ever seen a girl with a ring? Her heart…
If I Give My Heart To You If I give my heart to you Will you handle it…
Oh Why As the nights go by, I sit alone and wonder why, My…
Oh Why ? As the nights go by, I sit alone and wonder why, My…
Oh´ Why As the nights go by, I sit alone and wonder why, My…
To Know Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Him Is Lopve Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Him Is To Live Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…

To Know Him Is to Love Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Him Is To Love Him - To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Him Is To Love Him 1959 To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To know him us to love him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Him, Is to Love Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Know Hime Is To Love Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To know his is to love him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To know Hom Is To Love Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…
To Konw Him Is to Love Him To know, know, know him is to love, love, love…

Unchained Melody Oh, my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A…

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