"To Know You (Is to Love You)" is a

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song. The music was written by Robert Allen, the lyrics by Allan Roberts. The song was published in 1952. The best-known recording of the song was made by

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. It was first recorded on June 19, 1952, as a duet with

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which was never released; Como and

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with Michell Ayres' and his orchestra redid the song on September 9, 1952. This second recording was released as a

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single in the United States by

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(catalog number 20-4959, with the flip side "My Lady Loves to Dance") and in the United Kingdom by

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in January 1953 (catalog number B-10400, with the flip side "

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"). The US version reached number 19 on the

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. Another recording was made by Como of the song on May 21, 1959. This version was done for the album ''

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''.

References

Songs with music by Robert Allen (composer) Songs written by Allan Roberts (songwriter) 1952 songs {{1950s-pop-song-stub