Peter and Gordon (titled A World Without Love in North America) is the debut album by English music duo Peter and Gordon, released on 5 June 1964.
Background "A World Without Love" was composed sometime around 1963, when its songwriter Paul McCartney moved in with his then-girlfriend Jane Asher, who was sharing a room with her brother Peter.
Release
Peter and Gordon was released on 5 June 1964 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records. The record's only single, "A World Without Love" was released on 28 February 1964 and became a worldwide hit. The album was reissued in 1999 on compact disc in stereo alongside the already existing mono mix.
Reception
Reviewing the U.K. release, critic Bruce Eder states it is "not bad", noting that "nothing here is distinguishable from work by the Merseybeats, the Roulettes, or a dozen other groups of the period or, indeed, is as distinctive as the best work of either of those bands", stating that the songs the duo are best on are the folk tracks. Reviewing the North American release, a writer of Cash Box wrote the duo "display an easy-listening teen-folk delivery with broad appeal, and have a real feeling for the American folk idiom".
Track listing
Notes "Long Time Gone" is absent from the North American versions.
Personnel
Peter Asher – vocals Gordon Waller – vocals Geoff Love – arranger
Charts +Chart performances for Peter and Gordon and A World Without Love Chart (1964) PeakpositionUS Billboard Top LPs 21
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