Monday, July 15, 2019

"Keep The Customer Satisfied" by Gary Puckett

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap rose to prominence with a string of hits in the late 60s, including "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower," both of which just missed the top spot. Despite a number of other top 10 hits, the band's last quickly came in 1970 when "Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance" stalled at #41. Several of their biggest tunes were written by Jerry Fuller.

Puckett immediately turned to a solo career and was back on the charts in no time with "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself," which landed at a lackluster #61 in 1970. The next year would be his last appearance on the chart, when this terrific ditty written by Paul Simon peaked at a disappointing #71. To my ears, it deserved much better than that!


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