<P> The best - known recording of the song was made by Perry Como . It was first recorded on June 19 , 1952 , as a duet with Betty Hutton which was never released ; Como and The Fontane Sisters with Michell Ayres ' and his orchestra redid the song on September 9 , 1952 . This second recording was released as a 78 rpm single in the United States by RCA Victor Records ( catalog number 20 - 4959 , with the flip side My Lady Loves to Dance ) and in the United Kingdom by HMV in January 1953 ( catalog number B - 10400 , with the flip side Do n't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes ) . The US version reached # 19 on the Billboard charts . </P>
who sang to know you is to love you
Perry Como Betty Hutton The Fontane Sisters Michell Ayres