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.^[2]

"Lady Willpower"
1968 45 rpm record jacket
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Incredible
B-side	"Daylight Stranger"
Released	June 1968
Recorded	April 9, 1968 (1968-04-09)[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	2:48
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Young Girl" (1968) "Lady Willpower" (1968) "Over You" (1968)

Chart performance

In the U.S., the song ranked among Cashbox's Top 100 singles of 1968, where it hit the No. 1 position the week ending August 3, 1968.^[3] "Lady Willpower" went No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 (behind "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela).^[4] and reached No. 26 on the Easy Listening chart.^[5] The song was the No. 34 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles in 1968.^[6]
Outside the US, "Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart during the year.^[7] "Lady Willpower" also peaked at #4 on the Kent Music Report (KMR)^[8] Chart in Australia, spending 16 weeks on the KMR Top-100 after entering the chart on the 22nd June 1968.

Other versions

Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.^[9]

References

1. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Scan of Official Cover (2004). The Best Of Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (booklet). Sony, Columbia. p. 10. CK 90626. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
2. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
3. Cash Box Top Singles of 1968 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 09-26-11
4. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap charting singles. AllMusic. Retrieved 09-26-11
5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
6. Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1968 Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 09-26-11
7. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
8. Australian Chart Book (1940-1969) - Page 142
9. "Morrissey covers Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Lady Willpower": Stream". Consequence.net. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.