Hey, Western Union Man

"Hey, Western Union Man"
Single by Jerry Butler
from the album The Ice Man Cometh
B-side	"Just Can't Forget About You"
Released	1968
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul
Length	2:37
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Butler Kenny Gamble Leon Huff
Jerry Butler singles chronology
"Never Give You Up" (1968) "Hey, Western Union Man" (1968) "Are You Happy" (1968)
Arranged by Bobby Martin

"Hey, Western Union Man" is a 1968 soul single by Jerry Butler written by Butler with Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. ^[1] It was Jerry Butler's second number one R&B hit on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for a week. "Hey, Western Union Man" was also part of a string of Top 40 crossover hits that Jerry Butler had during the late 1960s. ^[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1968)	Peak position
CAN RPM [3]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	1

Cover versions

• Al Kooper – on his 1968 album I Stand Alone .
• Diana Ross and The Supremes – on their Let the Sunshine In album (1969).
• In 1970, Grant Green – on the live album Alive! , recorded at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey.
• Bruce Springsteen – for his 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive .

References

1. "www.45cat.com". www.45cat.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.
3. "RPM Magazine - November 2, 1968 - Page 5" (PDF).