Young Girl (album)

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Young Girl
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 1968
Recorded1967
Genre Pop
Label Columbia
Producer Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap chronology
Woman, Woman
(1968)
Young Girl
(1968)
Incredible
(1968)
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Young Girl is the RIAA Gold-certified second studio album by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, released in 1968.

Contents

The title track hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made it to #34 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album landed on the Billboard album chart, reaching #21 and going Gold. [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Young Girl" Jerry Fuller 3:12
2."Lady Madonna" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:14
3."Kiss Me Goodbye" Les Reed, Barry Mason 3:35
4."The Pleasure of You"Fuller, Gary Puckett2:29
5."Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" Chris Gantry 2:43
6."I'm Losing You"Puckett, Fuller2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey (I Miss You)" Bobby Russell 4:12
2."The Mighty Quinn" Bob Dylan 2:46
3."Wait Till The Sun Shines on You" Kerry Chater 3:03
4."(Sweet, Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" Aretha Franklin, Teddy White2:14
5."Say You Don't Need Me"Fuller, Puckett2:42

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPeak Position
1968 Billboard 200 21

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak Position
1968"Young Girl" Billboard Hot 100 2
1968"Young Girl" Adult Contemporary Chart 34
1968"Young Girl" United Kingdom 1

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