Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance

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"Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance"
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits
B-side "The Beggar"
ReleasedMarch 1970
RecordedJanuary 8, 1970 (1970-01-08) [1]
Genre Rock
Length2:47
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Red West, Richard Mainegra
Producer(s) Dick Glasser
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"This Girl Is a Woman Now"
(1969)
"Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance"
(1970)
"Young Girl"
(1974)

"Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance" is a song written by Red West and Richard Mainegra. It was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1970 album, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits . [2] The song reached #41 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [3]

This was the last charting single for the band. Bandmates Kerry Chater and Gary Withem left the band shortly after the song's release due to management of the band demanding they receive weekly salaries instead of a percentage of the band's revenues. [4]

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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, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Greatest Hits Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance Chart Positions Retrieved November 17, 2012
  4. Gary Puckett Biography Retrieved November 17, 2012.