"He'll Have to Stay" is a song written by Audrey Allison, Charles Grean, and

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and performed by

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. The song is an answer song to Jim Reeves' 1959 hit "

He'll Have to Go "He'll Have to Go" is a song recorded on October 15, 1959, by Jim Reeves. The song, released in the fall of 1959, went on to become a hit on both the country and pop charts early in 1960. Background The song is about a man who's talking by teleph ...

". It was produced by Ken Nelson. It reached #4 on the US pop chart, #6 on the US country chart, #11 on the US R&B chart, and #41 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. The song was featured on her 1960 album, ''A Little Bit Lonely''. The single ranked #52 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1960.

Chart performance

Cover versions and later versions

* Caterina Valente released a version of the song in the

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entitled "Caro Mio" as the

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to her 1960 single "Zeeman (Je Verlangen Is De Zee)". * Ann-Louise Hanson released a version of the song in the

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entitled "Han Stannar Här" as part of an EP in 1960. *

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released a version of the song on her 1961 album, '' Here's the Answer''.

References

1960 songs 1960 singles Songs written by Charles Randolph Grean Songs written by Joe Allison Jeanne Black songs Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) Capitol Records singles Answer songs Songs about telephone calls {{1960s-single-stub