S$# 010 Peter & Gordon | A World Without Love
Peter Asher and Gordon Waller formed a talented duo in England in the 60s, though a large part of their early chart success came from recording and releasing four Lennon-McCartney give-aways. (Actually it was Paul who wrote them, one of them under the pseudonym Bernard Webb.)
A World Without Love was the first of those four, and it scored the highest on the charts. The song, backed with If I Were You, was released Feb. 28, 1964 in the UK and April 24 in the US. It hit no. 1 in the US, actually knocking the Fabs out of top spot.
It’s sort of a sad song in a way; the singer is lamenting the fact that he doesn’t have a significant other, so what’s the point of being out and about? It’s offered up in a gentle and wistful way, though:
AWWL first appeared on a self-titled album in the UK, and on an album called A World Without Love in the US. It has since appeared on many Peter & Gordon collections. I first got it on a vinyl collection called The Songs Lennon & McCartney Gave Away.
A World Without Love was the first of those four, and it scored the highest on the charts. The song, backed with If I Were You, was released Feb. 28, 1964 in the UK and April 24 in the US. It hit no. 1 in the US, actually knocking the Fabs out of top spot.
It’s sort of a sad song in a way; the singer is lamenting the fact that he doesn’t have a significant other, so what’s the point of being out and about? It’s offered up in a gentle and wistful way, though:
Lock me away
And don't allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
AWWL first appeared on a self-titled album in the UK, and on an album called A World Without Love in the US. It has since appeared on many Peter & Gordon collections. I first got it on a vinyl collection called The Songs Lennon & McCartney Gave Away.
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