Nobody I Know
| "Nobody I Know" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Peter and Gordon | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Have to Tell Me" | |||
| Released | 29 May 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1964[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Columbia DB7292 (UK) Capitol 5211 (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | John Burgess | |||
| Peter and Gordon singles chronology | ||||
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Nobody I Know is a song written by Paul McCartney[4] (attributed to Lennon–McCartney) which Peter and Gordon recorded in an April 1964 session at EMI Studios. Peter and Gordon had had a UK and US #1 hit with the McCartney composition "A World Without Love" and McCartney wrote "Nobody I Know" with the specific intent of providing a follow-up hit for the duo. Billboard described the song as a "strong follow-up" to "A World Without Love."[5] Cash Box described it as "a captivating uptempo romancer...that the twosome wraps up with loads of charm."[6]
Chart performance
[edit]"Nobody I Know" reached #9 in Canada, #10 UK, and #12 US.[7][8][9]
Cover versions
[edit]- A French rendering entitled "Partir, il nous faut" was recorded by Petula Clark and issued on a 1965 EP headed by her hit "Dans les temps".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Unterberger 2006, p. 345.
- ^ Raggett, Steve. Peter & Gordon - The Best of Peter & Gordon (2004) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Peter & Gordon - The Ultimate Peter & Gordon (2001) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Compton, Todd (2017). Who Wrote the Beatle Songs? A History of Lennon-McCartney. San Jose: Pahreah Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9988997-0-1.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 20 June 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 June 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "RPM Top 40-5s - August 4, 1964" (PDF).
- ^ Nobody I Know - By: Peter & Gordon, MusicVF.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
- ^ Peter & Gordon - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
- ^ Gramophone, Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502
Sources
[edit]- Unterberger, Richie (2006). The Unreleased Beatles: Music & Film. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-892-6.
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