Woman, Woman

"Woman, Woman"
1968 45rpm picture sleeve
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album Woman, Woman
B-side"Don't Make Promises"
Released19 September 1967
RecordedAugust 16, 1967 (1967-08-16)
GenrePop
Length3:17
LabelColumbia 44297
Songwriter(s)Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne
Producer(s)Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Woman, Woman"
(1967)
"Young Girl"
(1968)

"Woman, Woman" is the debut single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, from their 1968 debut album Woman, Woman. It was written and composed by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne, and uses session musicians from The Wrecking Crew. Like most of the band's hits, it is a ballad centered around Gary Puckett's soulful vocals. The lyrics are from the perspective of a man who senses that his wife is dissatisfied with him sexually, and fears that she is going to start cheating on him. The song was inspired by Jim Glaser and Mel Tillis discussing Tillis' song Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town. The song went to number 3 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1968.

The band recorded the song in August 1967, and it was released as their debut single in September. It was certified as a million-selling Gold disc in February 1968. The B-side was a cover of the Tim Hardin song "Don't Make Promises."

An international success, the song went to number 1 in Canada in 1967 and also reached number 7 in Australia. In the UK, the song peaked at number 48 in 1968.