Woman, Woman

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"Woman, Woman"
Woman Woman - 45rpm cover.jpg
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) [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:17
Label Columbia 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 . [2] It was written and composed by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne, and uses session musicians from The Wrecking Crew. [3] 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 was inspired by Jim Glaser and Mel Tillis discussing Tillis' song Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town. The song went to number 3 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1968. [4]

The band recorded the song in August 1967, [5] and it was released as their debut single in September. It was certified as a million-selling Gold disc in February 1968. [6] 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. [7] In the UK, the song peaked at number 48 in 1968. [8]

Cover versions

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
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