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Peter & Gordon
12+ albums
60soldiesbritish invasionclassic rockrock
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Peter and Gordon was a British pop duo, composed of Peter Asher (b. 1944) and Gordon Waller (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.[1] 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.[1] 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"
