"Woman, Woman" | ||||
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![]() 1968 45rpm dust cover | ||||
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | ||||
from the album Woman, Woman | ||||
B-side | "Don't Make Promises" | |||
Released | 19 September 1967 | |||
Recorded | August 16, 1967[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Columbia 44297 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology | ||||
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"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 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]