"Woman, Woman" is the debut single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, from their 1968 debut album Woman, Woman.[1] It was written and composed by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne, and uses session musicians from The Wrecking Crew.[2] Like most of the band's hits, it is a ballad centered around Gary Puckett's soulful vocals. The lyrics are from the perspective of a man who senses that his wife is dissatisfied with him sexually, and fears that she is going to start cheating on him. The song went to number 3 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1968.[3]

"Woman, Woman"
1968 45rpm dust cover
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Woman, Woman
B-side	"Don't Make Promises"
Released	19 September 1967
Recorded	August 17, 1967
Genre	Pop
Length	3:17
Label	Columbia 44297
Songwriter(s)	Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne
Producer(s)	Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Woman, Woman" (1967) "Young Girl" (1968)

The band recorded the song in August 1967,[4] and it was released as their debut single in September. It was certified as a million-selling Gold disc in February 1968.[5] The B-side was a cover of the Tim Hardin song "Don't Make Promises."

An international success, the song went to number 1 in Canada in 1967 and also reached number 7 in Australia.[6] In the UK, the song peaked at number 48 in 1968.[7]

Cover versions

• Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1968, but it did not chart.[8]
• Glen Campbell released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, Hey Little One.[9]
• Jim Glaser, who co-wrote the song, released it as a single in 1975, taking it to number 43 on the Hot Country Singles chart. It later appeared on his 1983 album, The Man in the Mirror.[10]
• Lloyd Green released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, Mr. Nashville Sound.[11]
• Ted Heath
• The Lettermen released a cover version of the song on their 1968 album, Put Your Head on My Shoulder.[12]

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