Keep the Customer Satisfied (song)
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" | |
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Single by Simon & Garfunkel | |
from the album Bridge over Troubled Water | |
A-side | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
Released | January 26, 1970 |
Recorded | 1969 |
Genre | Pop, folk rock |
Label | Columbia 45079 |
Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
Producer(s) | Roy Halee, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel |
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" | ||||
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Single by Gary Puckett | ||||
from the album The Gary Puckett Album | ||||
B-side | "No One Really Knows" | |||
Released | January 1971 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Columbia 45303 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
Gary Puckett singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep the Customer Satisfied" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from the group's fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was included as the B side of their signature hit, "Bridge Over Troubled Water". "Keep the Customer Satisfied" recounts the exhausting tours that Simon grew tired of, a similar theme to that of their earlier song, "Homeward Bound".
The label also promoted the song as an A side on a special promo-only single with the album version of "America" as the B side.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap cover[]
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" was recorded by Gary Puckett for his solo LP, The Gary Puckett Album (1971),[1] produced by Richard Perry. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" reached No. 71 on Billboard in the winter of 1971.[2] It reached No. 50 on the Cash Box chart,[3] and No. 38 in Canada.[4]
Chart performance[]
Puckett cover[]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 71 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] | 50 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[5] | 28 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 38 |
Hunt cover[]
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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UK[6] | 41 |
Notable cover versions[]
- In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 41 in February, 1970 as performed by Marsha Hunt.[6]
References[]
- ^ Rames El Desouki, The Traveller Publishing. "CVINYL.COM Vinyl Price Guide: Puckett, Gary - The Gary Puckett Album (Columbia C 30862)". Cvinyl.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lyrics: Keep The Customer Satisfied by Gary Puckett". Top40db.net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "MARSHA HUNT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
External links[]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Listen to "Keep the Customer Satisfied" on YouTube (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Listen to "Keep the Customer Satisfied" on YouTube (Gary Puckett)
- Simon & Garfunkel songs
- 1970 singles
- Songs written by Paul Simon
- Song recordings produced by Roy Halee
- Song recordings produced by Paul Simon
- Song recordings produced by Art Garfunkel
- Columbia Records singles
- 1970 songs
- 1971 singles
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap songs
- Song recordings produced by Richard Perry