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Peter & Gordon

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Peter & Gordon were a British Invasion-era performing duo, formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, that rocketed to fame in 1964 with “A World Without Love”. Peter Asher’s sister (the actress Jane Asher) was dating Paul McCartney (of The Beatles), and so Peter & Gordon recorded several songs written by McCartney, with or without John Lennon. Hits included “Nobody I Know”, “True Love Ways” (Buddy Holly), “I Go To Pieces” (Del Shannon) who decided not to record the song himself, and “I Don’t Want To See You Again”. Their melodic hit “Woman” was written by “Bernard Webb,” who was really Paul McCartney. “Woman” was credited to an alias of the title Bernard Webb, which Lennon/McCartney used to see if the song would gain success without their reputation. They had their last hits in 1967 with “Lady Godiva” and “Sunday for Tea”.

Asher has continued his career as a recording executive in California and has managed and produced Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Cher, 10,000 Maniacs and more.

In April 2006, Peter and Gordon reunited onstage for the first time in 39 years, outside New York City. Paul McCartney heard about the reunion shows, and sent a message to them congratulating them for deciding to reunite.

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1	A World Without Love full track	337
2	I Go to Pieces full track	162
3	True Love Ways full track	105
4	Woman full track	98
5	Nobody I Know full track	93
6	Homeward Bound full track	73
7	Lady Godiva full track	67
8	To Know You Is to Love You full track	50
9	World Without Love	19
9	I Don't Want to See You Again	19
11	Crying in the Rain full track	18
12	Five Hundred Miles full track	17
13	Memphis full track	15
14	Sunday for Tea	14
15	Leave My Woman Alone full track	11

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BBBrendon wrote:
July 2008

brilliant

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VeraFera wrote:
July 2008

great couple I didn't know anything about Jane Asher's brother and his music career..

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trevordalton wrote:
February 2008

such memories.......! need to hear more of this music

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Lounge68 wrote:
February 2008

My very young years!

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jaigurudevaom_ wrote:
October 2007

haha, I just discovered them yesterday and I already have, like, 12 favorite songs by them. >:D

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big-whitepballa wrote:
August 2007

gordon is technichally my uncle lol

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queertheorist wrote:
May 2007

world without love,woman... i almost feel i'm listening the fab four man!!

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dagda16 wrote:
March 2007

my dad used to play P+G for me all the time when I was little :)

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mmmmlowell wrote:
June 2006

<33

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