Nobody I Know

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Wikipedia

"Nobody I Know"
Single by Peter and Gordon
B-side"You Don't Have to Tell Me"
Released29 May 1964 (1964-05-29)[1]
RecordedApril 1964 (1964-04)[1]
Genre
LabelColumbia DB7292 (UK)
Capitol 5211 (US)
SongwriterLennon–McCartney
ProducerJohn Burgess
Peter and Gordon singles chronology
"A World Without Love"
(1964)		 "Nobody I Know"
(1964)		 "I Don't Want to See You Again"
(1964)

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

"Nobody I Know" reached #9 in Canada, #10 UK, and #12 US.[7][8][9]

Cover versions

References

  1. 1 2 Unterberger 2006, p. 345.
  2. ↑ Raggett, Steve. Peter & Gordon - The Best of Peter & Gordon (2004) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Peter & Gordon - The Ultimate Peter & Gordon (2001) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 20 June 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 June 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2022.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "RPM Top 40-5s - August 4, 1964" (PDF).
  8. ↑ Nobody I Know - By: Peter & Gordon, MusicVF.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  9. ↑ Peter & Gordon - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  10. ↑ Gramophone, Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502

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