Over You (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)

"Over You" is a song written and composed by Jerry Fuller and recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible.

"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"
ReleasedSeptember 1968
RecordedJuly 19, 1968 (1968-07-19)[1]
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length2:25
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jerry Fuller
Producer(s)Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Lady Willpower"
(1968)
"Over You"
(1968)
"Don't Give In to Him"
(1969)

Song Background

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Over You song review Retrieved 09-26-11
  3. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's charting singles. Retrieved 09-26-11.
  5. ^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song chart entries Retrieved 09-26-11