- A World Without Love
Infobox Single |
Name = A World Without Love
Artist =Peter and Gordon
from Album =
B-side = "If I Were You"
Released =28 February 1964 (UK)1964-04-27 (U.S.)
Format = 7"
Recorded =Abbey Road Studios :1964-01-21
Genre = Pop
Length = 2:41
Label = Columbia DB7225 (UK) Capitol 5175 (U.S.)
Writer =Lennon/McCartney
Producer =Norman Newell
Last single = --
This single = "A World Without Love" (February 1964)
Next single = "Nobody I Know " (May 1964)"A World Without Love" is a song that was recorded by the English duoPeter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964, reaching #1 in theUK Singles Chart in April. The song was written byPaul McCartney and attributed toLennon/McCartney . Though never officially recorded by theBeatles , the song does appear as a Beatles studio demo on a Japanese import version of Abbey Road. The Peter and Gordon single included "If I Were You" written by the duo. It was later included on the duo's self-titled debutalbum in the UK, and in the U.S. on an album of the same name. In June 1964, "A World Without Love" topped theBillboard Hot 100 in theUnited States . It is one ofThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll .External links
* [http://www.jpgr.co.uk/col_db7225.html World Without Love] at JPGR.org
* [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1138 A World Without Love by Peter and Gordon] - songfacts webpage
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