| "Lady Willpower" | ||||
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1968 45 rpm record jacket
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| SinglebyGary 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 | ||||
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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]
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.
Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.[9]
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