| "I'm Your Puppet" | ||||
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| Single by James & Bobby Purify | ||||
| from the album James & Bobby Purify | ||||
| B-side | "So Many Reasons" | |||
| Released | September 1966 | |||
| Genre | Deep soul[1] | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham | |||
| Producer(s) | Papa Don Enterprises | |||
| James & Bobby Purify singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Your Puppet" is a song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham; the best known version is the one recorded by James & Bobby Purify which reached #5 on the US R&B chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[2] The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1967. The song was featured on their 1967 album, James & Bobby Purify.[3]
The duo released a re-recorded version as a single in 1976 which reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #20 in New Zealand.[4] In Canada, it reached #4.[5]
Papa Don Enterprises produced the song, and it was arranged by Penn and Don Schroeder.[6]
The single ranked #46 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966.[7]
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 219. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" 1966 Chart Positions". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "James & Bobby Purify, James & Bobby Purify". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" 1976 Chart Position". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966". Retrieved January 21, 2017.