Over You (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)
| "Over You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1968 45 rpm dust cover | ||||
| Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | ||||
| from the album Incredible | ||||
| B-side | "If the Day Would Come" | |||
| Released | September 1968 | |||
| Recorded | July 19, 1968[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology | ||||
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"Over You" is a song written and composed by Jerry Fuller and recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible.
Song Background
[edit]The selection was the group's fourth consecutive million-selling Gold-certified single to have been produced, composed, and written by Jerry Fuller.[2] It received a Gold disc from the RIAA in December 1968.[3] Al Capps drafted the arrangements for the stringed instruments played on the recording.
Chart performance
[edit]In the US, the song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1968, it peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reached No. 5 in Cash Box as well.[4] Outside the US "Over You" was an international success, reaching No. 3 in Canada, No. 6 in Australia, and No. 17 in New Zealand. It ranked No. 41 on the US Cashbox chart Top 100 Hits of 1968.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Over You song review Retrieved 09-26-11
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's charting singles. Retrieved 09-26-11.
- ^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song chart entries Retrieved 09-26-11
