Dear One (Larry Finnegan song)

"Dear One"
Single by Larry Finnegan
B-side"Candy Lips"
ReleasedDecember 1961
GenrePop
Length2:58
LabelOld Town 1113
Songwriter(s)Larry Finnegan, Vincent Finneran
Producer(s)Hy Weiss
Larry Finnegan singles chronology
"Dear One"
(1961)
"Pretty Suzy Sunshine"
(1962)

"Dear One" is a song written by Larry Finnegan and Vincent Finneran and performed by Finnegan. It reached #1 in Australia and #11 in the United States in 1962.[1]

The song was produced by Old Town Records owner Hy Weiss.[2]

The song ranked #17 on Australia's Top 25 songs of 1962 and #79 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1962.[3]

Finnegan released a follow-up record to the song, "Dear One, Part Two", as a single in April 1964, but it did not chart.[4]

In the mid-60's Finnegan moved to Sweden where he started an own record label - Svensk-American. In Sweden he had more hits (Good Morning Tears etc). He also sang songs with Swedish languish (Maria min vän and Hälsa hem till mamma in 1967). One of Sweden's most popular groups Sven-Ingvars was on his label in 1966 and 1967.

Other versions

References

  1. ^ Larry Finnegan, "Dear One" US chart position Retrieved June 26, 2015
  2. ^ Larry Finnegan, "Dear One" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1962". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Larry Finnegan, "Dear One, Part 2" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
  5. ^ Darrell McCall, "Dear One" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
  6. ^ Rex Gildo, "Leider, Leider" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
  7. ^ Rauli Badding Somerjoki, "Rakas Lurjus" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015