Peter and Gordon
were a British
pop duo,
composed of
(b. 1944)
and
(1945–2009),
who achieved
international fame
in 1964
with their first single,
the million-selling
"A World Without Love".
The duo had
several subsequent hits
in America
in
the British Invasion era,
including
"I Go to Pieces",
"Lady Godiva",
"Woman",
"True Love Ways"
and
"Nobody I Know".
History
Peter Asher
and his sister
Jane
were child actors
in the 1950s.
They played siblings
in a 1955 episode
of the television series
The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Jane dated
Paul McCartney
between
1963 and 1968,
and
Peter and Gordon
recorded several songs
written by
McCartney
but credited to
Lennon–McCartney.
Those hits included
"A World Without Love"
(US & UK No. 1),
"Nobody I Know"
(US No. 12; UK No. 10)
and
"I Don't Want to See You Again"
(US No. 16, but not a hit in the UK).
With
"Woman"
(1966: US No. 14, UK No. 28),
McCartney used the
pseudonym
Bernard Webb
to see if he could
have a hit song
without his name attached.
First pressings
of the US Capitol single
listed the composer as
"A. Smith".
Peter and Gordon
also recorded the
John Lennon–penned
Lennon–McCartney song
"If I Fell",
which was
previously recorded
by the Beatles
and released
on their 1964 album
A Hard Day's Night.
Other hits
for the duo included
"I Go to Pieces"
(US No. 9),
written by
Del Shannon
and given to
Peter and Gordon
after the two acts
toured together.
The duo also
recorded remakes
of
Buddy Holly's
"True Love Ways"
(1965: US No. 14, UK No. 2),
and
The Teddy Bears'
"To Know Him Is To Love Him",
retitled
"To Know You Is To Love You"
(1965: US No. 24, UK No. 5).
Peter and Gordon
had their last hit
in the UK
in late 1966
with
"Lady Godiva",
which reached No. 16
there
(and No. 6 in the US),
whilst their success
lasted into 1967
in the US,
with
"Knight in Rusty Armor"
and
"Sunday for Tea"
both registering
in the upper reaches of
the Billboard Hot 100
that year.
TRACK LIST
A World Without Love
Nobody I Know
I Don't Want To See You Again
I Go To Pieces
True Love Ways
To Know You Is To Love You
Woman
Lady Godiva
Knight In Rusty Armor
Sunday For Tea
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