Over You (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)

"Over You"
1968 45 rpm dust cover
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Incredible
B-side	"If the Day Would Come"
Released	September 1968
Recorded	July 19, 1968 (1968-07-19) [1]
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	2:25
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	Jerry Fuller
Producer	Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Lady Willpower" (1968) "Over You" (1968) "Don't Give In to Him" (1969)

"Over You" is a song written and composed by Jerry Fuller and recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible.

Song Background

The selection was the group's fourth consecutive million-selling Gold-certified single to have been produced, composed, and written by Jerry Fuller. ^[2] It received a Gold disc from the RIAA in December 1968. ^[3] Al Capps drafted the arrangements for the stringed instruments played on the recording.

Chart performance

In the US, the song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1968, it peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reached No. 5 in Cash Box as well. ^[4] Outside the US "Over You" was an international success, reaching No. 5 in Canada, No. 6 in Australia, and No. 17 in New Zealand. It ranked No. 41 on the US Cashbox chart Top 100 Hits of 1968. ^[5]

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. Over You song review Retrieved 09-26-11
3. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.  250. ISBN   0-214-20512-6.
4. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's charting singles. Retrieved 09-26-11.
5. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song chart entries Retrieved 09-26-11