Who wrote Peter and Gordon's biggest hit, "A World Without Love"?
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Gordon Waller Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller (4 June 1945 – 17 July 2009) was a British singer–songwriter–guitarist, best known as Gordon of the 1960s pop music duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was the No. 1 million-selling classic "A World Without Love".
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A World Without Love "A World Without Love" is a song recorded by the English duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964. It was included on the duo's debut album in the UK, and in the US on an album of the same name. The song was written by Paul McCartney and attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The B-side was "If I Were You", written by Peter and Gordon.
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A Little More Love (Lisa Stansfield song) "A Little More Love" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, "Real Love". It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.
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Day Is Done (Peter, Paul and Mary song) "Day Is Done" is a song written by Peter Yarrow. It was recorded by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary and released as a single in 1969. The song reached No. 21 on "Billboard" Hot 100, and was ranked No. 48 on the "Billboard" year-end Top Easy Listening Singles chart of 1969.
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Life Without George Life Without George was a BBC comedy series written by Penny Croft and Val Hudson and starring Simon Cadell and Carol Royle, centred on a young woman's struggle to adapt to life after being left by her partner (the titular George). The series ran from 12 March 1987 to 4 May 1989. The theme tune was written and performed by the show's writer Penny Croft.
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Time, Love and Tenderness (song) "Time, Love and Tenderness" is a song written by the prolific songwriter Diane Warren and performed by Michael Bolton. Released as a single from his album of the same title, the song reached number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming Bolton's fifth Top 10 single in the United States during the summer of 1991. It was also the singer's fourth song to top the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.
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What Is and What Should Never Be "What Is and What Should Never Be" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin on their 1969 album "Led Zeppelin II". It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. This song is the album's second track.
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It's Just Another New Year's Eve "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" is a song recorded by Barry Manilow and written by Manilow with Marty Panzer. It was followed by the single "Can't Smile Without You".
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Without You (Debbie Gibson song) "Without You" is a song by Debbie Gibson released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1990. Gibson wrote the lyrics herself, with music written by a Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita. Production credits were given to S. Andrew Zulla. It was featured on the Japanese television drama "Otoko ni Tsuite (About Men)" aired on TBS in 1990, and peaked at #26 on the Japanese Oricon chart.
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Peter Zizzo Peter Eric Zizzo (born February 22, 1966) is an Emmy and Grammy Award winning American songwriter, music producer, musician and writer. Zizzo has written hits for artists such as Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, Marit Larsen, O.A.R, Jason Mraz, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, M2M, Sir Cliff Richard, Clay Aiken, Howie Day, Kate Voegele, Jackie Evancho] and many others. He has been considered instrumental in developing the careers of artists Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton in the US, and Pixie Lott in the UK. Recordings of his songs have collectively sold in excess of 100 million copies worldwide.
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I Go to Pieces "I Go to Pieces" is a song written by Del Shannon which became a Top Ten hit for Peter and Gordon in 1965.
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Heaven and Earth and the Stars Heaven and Earth and the Stars is a 1976 album by Lulu. It was the second and last of her albums to be released on the Chelsea record label, which ceased production this year. Like the previous album, it was produced by Wes Farrell, apart from two tracks "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Watch That Man" which were produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. The former had been a big hit for Lulu, reaching No.3 in the UK, although had been released more than two years before this album's release. Also from 1974 was Lulu's theme song for the James Bond film, "The Man with the Golden Gun", produced by John Barry. Another hit single featured on this album was "Take Your Mama for a Ride", which had been a No.37 hit in 1975. Despite these inclusions, the album failed to chart, being too late to cash in on the hits. Further singles released from the album were "Boy Meets Girl" and the title track, bring the total single releases to five - half the album.
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Gordon Lorenz Gordon Lorenz (4 March 1943 – 5 June 2011) was an English songwriter and record producer, who made his fame by writing the UK Christmas number one hit "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" for St Winifred's School Choir. Since the song's release, Lorenz became one of the most prolific record producers in the music industry, producing over 800 albums selling eight million records, and earning seventeen platinum, gold and silver discs.
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Pete Gowdy Peter Gowdy is an award-winning singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom.
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This Whole World "This Whole World" is a song written by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys, and was released on their 1970 album "Sunflower". The song features Carl Wilson on lead vocals and is credited as a Beach Boys production. Earlier in the year, it had been included on the Warner Brothers promotional sampler album "The Big Ball", and as a single, fronted with "Slip On Through", but did not make the US or UK pop charts.
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Love Is Easy (Badfinger song) "Love Is Easy" is a song by the British power pop band, Badfinger. Released on their album, "Badfinger", the song was written by one of the band's guitarists, Joey Molland.
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P. F. Sloan P. F. "Flip" Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein; September 18, 1945 – November 15, 2015) was an American pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was very successful during the mid-1960s, writing, performing, and producing Billboard top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, The Searchers, Jan and Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, The Grass Roots, The Turtles and The Mamas & the Papas. Many of his songs were written in collaboration with Steve Barri. His most successful songs as a writer were three top ten hits. Barry McGuire's 1965 "Eve of Destruction", Johnny Rivers' 1966 "Secret Agent Man" and Herman's Hermits' 1966 "A Must to Avoid".
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Without Your Love (Roger Daltrey song) "Without Your Love" is a song released in 1980 by Roger Daltrey of The Who written by Billy Nicholls and was a hit for him on his album "McVicar". The song was written for the soundtrack of the film "McVicar", a bio-pic of English bank robber John McVicar, that was produced by Daltrey and also featured him in the starring role.
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Country Woman "Country Woman" is a song written and performed by Australian rock band Bee Gees, it was written and performed by Maurice Gibb, and released as a B-side of "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", which was the group's first US No. 1. This track was released as a double A in Germany, France, Japan and in Canada.
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Peter Yarrow Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's greatest hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He is also a political activist and has supported causes that range from opposition to the Vietnam War to the creation of Operation Respect, an organization that promotes tolerance and civility in schools.
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Gene Pierson Gene Pierson (born Giancarlo Salvestrin, 29 April 1946) is a musician, who had an early solo career in New Zealand and then in Australia. His 1960s and early 1970s songs, "Love, Love, Love", "You Got to Me" and "Reach Out", achieved local chart success in Australia and New Zealand. He launched AC/DC at Chequers on New Year's Eve 1974 and later became a publisher and music producer in Australia.
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Nilsson Schmilsson Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in November 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the number 1 hit "Without You", written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group Badfinger. The album was the first of two Nilsson albums recorded in London and produced by Richard Perry.