Love Her

"Love Her" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil which was first a song for the American singing duo The Everly Brothers in 1963 as the b-side to "The Girl Sang the Blues" and was later recorded and released by the American pop group The Walker Brothers as their second single in 1965.

"Love Her"
Single by The Walker Brothers
from the album Introducing the Walker Brothers
B-side"The Seventh Dawn"
Released9 April 1965[1]
1 September 1971 (re-release)
Recorded1964
GenrePop, Wall of Sound
Length3:23
LabelPhilips Records
Smash Records (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)Nick Venet
The Walker Brothers singles chronology
"Pretty Girls Everywhere"
(1965)		 "Love Her"
(1965)		 "Make It Easy on Yourself"
(1965)

The Walker Brothers' version is notable as it is the first single the group recorded with Scott Walker as the lead singer. Previously, John Walker was the main vocalist. The song was produced by Nick Venet and arranged by Phil Spector collaborator Jack Nitzsche, who gave the song a Wall of Sound treatment. "Love Her" became the group's first hit, spending thirteen weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #20 in June.[2]

In 1971, the song was re-issued in the UK with the group's two UK #1 singles, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy on Yourself, as b-sides.[3] The re-issued single did not chart.

Track listing
Philips - BF 1409 / Smash Records S-1976 (1965)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Her"Mann, Weil3:23
2."The Seventh Dawn"Ortolani, Webster2:40
Philips - 6051 017 (1971)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Her"Mann, Weil3:17
2."The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio3:02
3."Make It Easy on Yourself"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:10

Chart positions
Chart (1965) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 20

References
  1. "45cat - The Walker Bros. - Love Her / The Seventh Dawn - Philips - UK - BF 1409". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "45cat - The Walker Brothers - Love Her / The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - Philips - UK - 6051 017". 45cat. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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