Lady Willpower
"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.[1]
| "Lady Willpower" | ||||
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 1968 45 rpm record jacket | ||||
| Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | ||||
| from the album Incredible | ||||
| B-side | "Daylight Stranger" | |||
| Released | June 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
In the U.S., the song hit No. 1 Cashbox Top 100 It ranked among Cashbox's Top 100 singles of 1968, where it hit the No. 1 position the week ending August 3, 1968.[2] "Lady Willpower" went No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 (behind "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela).[3] and reached No. 26 on the Easy Listening chart.[4] The song was the No. 34 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles in 1968.[5] Outside the US, "Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart during the year.[6]
Other versions
Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.[7]
References
- 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.
- "Morrissey covers Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Lady Willpower": Stream". Consequence.net. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.