Nobody I Know

Nobody I Know is a song written by Paul McCartney[1] (attributed to Lennon–McCartney) which Peter and Gordon recorded in an April 1964 session at Abbey Road Studio. 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. The track reached #10 UK and #12 US.[2][3]

"Nobody I Know"
Single by Peter and Gordon
B-side"You Don't Have to Tell Me"
Released29 May 1964 (UK)
15 June 1964 (US)
GenrePop
LabelColumbia DB7292 (UK)
Capitol 5211 (US)
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Peter and Gordon singles chronology
"A World Without Love"
(1964)
"Nobody I Know"
(1964)
"I Don't Want to See You Again"
(1964)

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".[4]

References

  1. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Nobody I Know - By: Peter & Gordon, MusicVF.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  3. Peter & Gordon - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  4. Gramophone, Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502



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