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Run to Him
1961 single by Bobby Vee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Run to Him" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by Bobby Vee featuring the Johnny Mann Singers.[1] It was produced by Snuff Garrett,[2] and was featured on Vee's 1962 album, Take Good Care of My Baby.[3] One of the musicians on the song was session drummer Earl Palmer.[4]
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Chart performance
"Run to Him" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] , only behind “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, by The Tokens. It also reached No.6 in Canada, and No. 6 in the UK in 1961.[6]
The single's B-side, "Walkin' with My Angel", reached No. 53 on the Billboard chart and No. 89 in Canada.[7]
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Other versions
- Ivo Robić, in Germany in April 1962 as part of an EP entitled Geh' Zu Ihm.[10]
- Little Eva re-titled the song "Run to Her" and made it the B-side to her single "Makin' with the Magilla" in October 1964.[11]
- Jimmy Tarbuck, as the B-side to his single "Lucky Jim" in March 1972.[12]
- Donny Osmond, on his 1972 solo album Too Young.
- Beverly Bremers recorded it as "Run to Her" on a single in March 1973.[13]
- Susie Allanson, as a single entitled "Run to Her" in 1981 that reached No. 53 on the country chart. It was featured on her album Sleepless Nights.[14]
- Labi Siffre, as a single in January 1981.[15]
References
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