"Come and See Her" is a song written by

Stevie Wright Stephen Carlton Wright (20 December 1947 – 27 December 2015) was an Australian musician and songwriter who has been called Australia's first international pop star. During 1964–69, he was lead singer of Sydney-based rock and roll band the E ...

and George Young. It was released as the sixth single for their

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group

the Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with the 1966 sing ...

in April 1966, which reached No. 3 on the Australian charts. It was the group's debut single in the United Kingdom, issued on the

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in July.

Background

The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with the 1966 sing ...

had formed in 1964 in Sydney by

Dick Diamonde Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs (born 28 December 1947), better known by his stage name Dick Diamonde, is a retired Dutch Australian bass guitarist. He was a founding mainstay member of 1960s rock group The Easybeats. Diamonde, with the gr ...

on bass guitar, Gordon "Snowy" Fleet on drums,

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on lead guitar,

on lead vocals and George Young on lead guitar. Their second studio album, ''

It's 2 Easy ''It's 2 Easy'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band the Easybeats. Released on 24 March 1966, the album featured four hit singles; "Wedding Ring", "Sad and Lonely and Blue", "Women (Make Me Feel Alright)" and "Come And See Her". P ...

'' (March 1966), was produced by

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for

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. "Come and See Her" was released as the album's fourth single in April, which charted at No. 1 in Sydney and No. 10 in Melbourne – this was back-calculated in 2005 to be the equivalent of No. 3 on the national singles chart. Note: Australia had no contemporaneous national music charts until October 1966 (see ''Go-Set''). The track was co-written by group members Wright and Young. Garry Raffaele of ''

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" referred to this song when reviewing their extended play, '' Easyfever'' (August), "They have turned away from the vocal gimmicks of numbers like 'Come and See Her' and concentrated on normal harmonies and relatively good arrangements." It was the group's debut single in the United Kingdom, appearing on

in July.

Single track listing

Australian release # "Come and See Her" # "I Can See" UK release # "Come and See Her" # " Make You Feel Alright (Women)"

Charts

References

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