Hey, Western Union Man

"Hey, Western Union Man"
Single by Jerry Butler
from the album The Ice Man Cometh
B-side"Just Can't Forget About You"
Released1968
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul
Length2:37
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Jerry Butler singles chronology
"Never Give You Up"
(1968)
"Hey, Western Union Man"
(1968)
"Are You Happy"
(1968)
Arranged by Bobby Martin

"Hey, Western Union Man" is a 1968 soul single by Jerry Butler written by Butler with Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. [1] It was Jerry Butler's second number one R&B hit on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for a week. "Hey, Western Union Man" was also part of a string of Top 40 crossover hits that Jerry Butler had during the late 1960s.[2]

  1. ^ "www.45cat.com". www.45cat.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.