"Run to Him" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by Bobby Vee featuring the Johnny Mann Singers.[1] It was produced by Snuff Garrett,[2] and was featured on Vee's 1962 album, Take Good Care of My Baby.[3] One of the musicians on the song was session drummer Earl Palmer.[4]
| "Run to Him" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bobby Vee | ||||
| from the album Take Good Care of My Baby | ||||
| B-side | "Walkin with My Angel" | |||
| Released | October 27, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 24, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:07 | |||
| Label | Liberty Records 55388 UK London | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller | |||
| Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Bobby Vee singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
"Run to Him" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It also reached No.6 in Canada, and No. 6 in the UK in 1961.[6]
The single's B-side, "Walkin' with My Angel", reached No. 53 on the Billboard chart and No. 89 in Canada.[7]
Charts
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 2 |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[9] | 6 |
Other versions
- Ivo Robić, in Germany in April 1962 as part of an EP entitled Geh' Zu Ihm.[10]
- Little Eva re-titled the song "Run to Her" and made it the B-side to her single "Makin' with the Magilla" in October 1964.[11]
- Jimmy Tarbuck, as the B-side to his single "Lucky Jim" in March 1972.[12]
- Donny Osmond, on his 1972 solo album Too Young.
- Beverly Bremers recorded it as "Run to Her" on a single in March 1973.[13]
- Susie Allanson, as a single entitled "Run to Her" in 1981 that reached No. 53 on the country chart. It was featured on her album Sleepless Nights.[14]
- Labi Siffre, as a single in January 1981.[15]