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1967 single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
"Woman, Woman"
1968 45rpm dust cover
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Woman, Woman
B-side"Don't Make Promises"
Released19 September 1967
RecordedAugust 16, 1967 (1967-08-16)
GenrePop
Length3:17
LabelColumbia 44297
Songwriter(s)Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne
Producer(s)Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Woman, Woman"
(1967) 		"Young Girl"
(1968)

"Woman, Woman" is the debut single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, from their 1968 debut album Woman, Woman. It was written and composed by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne, and uses session musicians from The Wrecking Crew. Like most of the band's hits, it is a ballad centered around Gary Puckett's soulful vocals. The lyrics are from the perspective of a man who senses that his wife is dissatisfied with him sexually, and fears that she is going to start cheating on him. The song went to number 3 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1968.

The band recorded the song in August 1967, and it was released as their debut single in September. It was certified as a million-selling Gold disc in February 1968. The B-side was a cover of the Tim Hardin song "Don't Make Promises."

An international success, the song went to number 1 in Canada in 1967 and also reached number 7 in Australia. In the UK, the song peaked at number 48 in 1968.

Cover versions

  • Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1968, but it did not chart.
  • Glen Campbell released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, Hey Little One.
  • Jim Glaser, who co-wrote the song, released it as a single in 1975, taking it to number 43 on the Hot Country Singles chart. It later appeared on his 1983 album, The Man in the Mirror.
  • Lloyd Green released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, Mr. Nashville Sound.
  • Ted Heath
  • The Lettermen released a cover version of the song on their 1968 album, Put Your Head on My Shoulder.

References

  1. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Scan of Official Cover (2004). The Best Of Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (booklet). Sony, Columbia. p. 10. CK 90626. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Woman, Woman Retrieved September 27, 2011
  3. Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  4. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's charting singles. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  5. Band entry at Allmusic.com. Accessed September 27, 2011
  6. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  7. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's song chart entries Retrieved September 27, 2011
  8. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  9. Richard Barnes, "Woman, Woman" single release Retrieved June 24, 2015
  10. Glen Clampbell, Hey, Little One Retrieved September 27, 2011
  11. Jim Glaser, Man in the Mirror Retrieved September 27, 2011
  12. Lloyd Green, Mr. Nashville Sound Retrieved September 27, 2011
  13. The Lettermen, Put Your Head on My Shoulder Retrieved September 27, 2011
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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Studio albums
Compilations
  • Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits
  • 10 Greatest Hits
  • Looking Glass: A Collection
  • A Golden Classics Edition
  • Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
  • Super Hits
  • The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
  • Young Girl: The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Singles
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