Lady Willpower
| "Lady Willpower" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1968 45 rpm record jacket | ||||
| Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | ||||
| from the album Incredible | ||||
| B-side | "Daylight Stranger" | |||
| Released | June 1968 | |||
| Recorded | April 9, 1968[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology | ||||
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"Lady Willpower" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album Incredible. The single was awarded a million-selling Gold disc from the RIAA.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]In the U.S., the song ranked among Cashbox's Top 100 singles of 1968, where it hit the No. 1 position the week ending August 3, 1968.[3]
"Lady Willpower" went No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 (behind "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela).[4] and reached No. 26 on the Easy Listening chart.[5] The song was the No. 34 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles in 1968.[6]
Outside the US, "Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart during the year.[7]
"Lady Willpower" also peaked at #4 on the Kent Music Report (KMR)[8] Chart in Australia, spending 16 weeks on the KMR Top-100 after entering the chart on the 22nd June 1968.
Other versions
[edit]Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Cash Box Top Singles of 1968 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 09-26-11
- ^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap charting singles. AllMusic. Retrieved 09-26-11
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
- ^ Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1968 Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 09-26-11
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Australian Chart Book (1940-1969) - Page 142
- ^ "Morrissey covers Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Lady Willpower": Stream". Consequence.net. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
