"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 "

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". 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

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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

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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