Peter & Gordon True Love Ways -1965- Pop Rock, Vocal (Rare Vinyl)

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Peter Asher and his sisterJanewere child actors in the 1950s. They played siblings in a 1955 episode of the television seriesThe Adventures of Robin Hood. Jane Asher datedThe Beatles’Paul McCartneybetween 1963 and 1968, and Peter and Gordon recorded several songs written by McCartney but credited toLennonMcCartney. Those hits included “A World Without Love” (US & UK No.1), “Nobody I Know” (US No.12; UK No.10), “I Don’t Want To See You Again” (US No.16, but not a hit in the UK), and “Woman”.

With “Woman”, McCartney used the pseudonymBernard Webbto see whether he could have a hit song without his name attached. First pressings of the US Capitol single listed the composer as “A. Smith”. The song reached No.14 in the US and No.28 on the British charts in 1966. Peter and Gordon also recorded the John Lennon-penned LennonMcCartney song, “If I Fell”, which was previously recorded by The Beatles and released on their 1964 album,A Hard Day’s Night.

Other hits for the duo included “I Go to Pieces” (US No.9, but not a hit in the UK), written byDel Shannonand given to Peter and Gordon after the two acts toured together. This was facilitated by Del Shannon’s manager Irving Micahnik, of Embee and Bigtop records. Irving Micahnik andHarry Balkdiscovered Del Shannon and they signed away their rights to “I Go to Pieces” hoping to lure Peter and Gordon to their Detroit label; unfortunately all they did was lose the royalties they would have earned from the song. The duo also recorded remakes ofBuddy Holly’s “True Love Ways” (US No.14 and UK No.2 in 1965), andThe Teddy Bears’ “To Know Him Is To Love Him”, retitled “To Know You Is To Love You” (US No.24 and UK No.5 in 1965).

Peter and Gordon had their last hit in Britain in late 1966 with “Lady Godiva”, which reached No.16 there (and No.6 in the US), whilst their success lasted into 1967 in the US, with “Knight in Rusty Armour” and “Sunday for Tea” both registering in the upper reaches of theBillboardHot 100that year.

Peter and Gordon performing in 2005

Peter Asher subsequently became head ofA&RforApple Records. He continued his career as a recording executive in California, where he managed and producedLinda RonstadtandJames Taylorthroughout the 1970s and 1980s. Asher also produced recordings forCher,10,000 Maniacs, andDiana Ross. His daughter,Victoria Asher, is a member of the alternative groupCobra Starship.

In August 2005, Peter and Gordon reunited onstage for the first time in more than 30 years, as part of two tribute concerts forMike SmithofThe Dave Clark Fivein New York City. This was followed by full concerts atThe Fest for Beatles Fans(formerly Beatlefest) conventions that began the following year. Paul McCartney heard about the reunion shows and sent a message to congratulate them on reuniting.

In the spring of 2007 and 2008, Peter and Gordon were featured performers in theFlower Powerconcert series at Disney’s EPCOT in Florida. Also in 2007, they performed as part ofLove-In: A Musical Celebration(www.loveinthemusical.com), a tribute to the music of the 1960s, which was filmed at the Birch North Park Theatre inSan Diego, California, and released on DVD in March 2009. On 21 August 2008, they performed a free concert on the pier inSanta Monica, California.

The pair played numerous times at the50 Winters Latercelebration, in February 2009, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death ofBuddy Holly,Ritchie Valensand theBig Bopper. This was held inClear Lake, Iowa, at theSurf Ballroom.[1]

They subsequently performed in Chicago, New Jersey and at the Festival for Beatles Fans convention in Las Vegas, 1 and 2 July 2009, where, according to a report by journalist Peter Palmiere forBeatlefanmagazine, the pair were the performing highlight of the convention. Peter and Gordon told Palmiere at the Las Vegas Festival for Beatles Fans that they were to perform at the 2006Adopt-A-Minefieldshow with Paul McCartney but the show was subsequently cancelled by McCartney, due to his impending divorce fromHeather Mills.

Gordon Waller died of aheart attackon 17 July 2009 at the age of 64.

Label:Capitol Records ST 2368Format:Vinyl, LP, StereoCountry:USReleased:1965Genre:Rock,PopStyle:Pop Rock,Vocal

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