Lady Willpower
"Lady Willpower" | ||||
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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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"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]
Song background[]
It comes from the point of view of a man who is disturbed that the woman he loves will not have sex with him. He pledges to "shower [her] heart with tenderness" if she submits, but also makes it clear that: "It's now or never."
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]
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 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.
External links[]
- 1968 singles
- 1968 songs
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap songs
- Songs written by Jerry Fuller
- Columbia Records singles
- Cashbox number-one singles