Lady Willpower
1968 single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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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.[2]
| "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 | April 9, 1968[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology | ||||
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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" reached 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] In Canada it was No. 1 for 4 weeks.[7][8]
"Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1968.[9] The song also peaked at #4 on the Kent Music Report (KMR) Chart in Australia,[10] spending 16 weeks on the KMR Top-100 after entering the chart on 22 June 1968. On the New Zealand Listener charts it reached number 3.[11]
Other versions
Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.[12]