"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]
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 versionsedit
Darrell McCall released a version of the song as a single in 1962.[5]
Rex Gildo released a version of the song as a single in Germany in 1965 entitled "Leider, Leider".[6]
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