"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.Larry Finnegan, "Dear One" US chart position Retrieved June 26, 2015
The song was produced by Old Town Records owner Hy Weiss.Larry Finnegan, "Dear One" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
The song ranked #17 on Australia's Top 25 songs of 1962 and #79 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1962.
Finnegan released a follow-up record to the song, "Dear One, Part Two", as a single in April 1964, but it did not chart.Larry Finnegan, "Dear One, Part 2" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
In the mid-60s, Finnegan moved to Sweden where he started his own record label, Svensk-American. In Sweden he had more hits (Good Morning Tears etc). He also sang songs in Swedish (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 Darrell McCall released a version of the song as a single in 1962.Darrell McCall, "Dear One" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015 Rex Gildo released a version of the song as a single in Germany in 1965 entitled "Leider, Leider".Rex Gildo, "Leider, Leider" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015 Rauli Badding Somerjoki released a version of the song as a single in Finland in 1982 entitled "Rakas Lurjus".Rauli Badding Somerjoki, "Rakas Lurjus" single release Retrieved June 26, 2015
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