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"'''Keep the Customer Satisfied'''" is a song by American music duo [[Simon & Garfunkel]] |
"'''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 (song)|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 (Simon & Garfunkel song)|Homeward Bound]]". |
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The label also promoted the song as an A side on a special promo-only single with the album version of "[[America (Simon & Garfunkel song)|America]]" as the B side. |
The label also promoted the song as an A side on a special promo-only single with the album version of "[[America (Simon & Garfunkel song)|America]]" as the B side. |
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==Gary Puckett |
==Gary Puckett cover== |
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| name = Keep the Customer Satisfied |
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" | |
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Side B of the US single
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SinglebySimon & Garfunkel | |
from the album Bridge over Troubled Water | |
A-side | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
Released | January 26, 1970 |
Recorded | 1969 |
Genre | Rockabilly,[1] folk rock |
Label | Columbia 45079 |
Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
Producer(s) | Roy Halee, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel |
"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.
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Side A of the US single
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SinglebyGary 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 | |||
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"Keep the Customer Satisfied" was recorded by Gary Puckett for his solo LP, The Gary Puckett Album (1971),[2] produced by Richard Perry. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" reached No. 71 on Billboard in the winter of 1971.[3] It reached No. 50 on the Cash Box chart,[4] and No. 38 in Canada.[5]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 71 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] | 50 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 28 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 38 |
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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UK[7] | 41 |
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