"Woman, Woman" is the debut single by

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, 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

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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

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on him. The song went to number 3 on ''

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'' and number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1968. The band recorded the song in August 1967, Band entry at Allmusic.com Accessed September 27, 2011 and it was released as their debut single in September. It was certified as a million-selling

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in February 1968. The

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was a cover of the

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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.

Cover versions

* Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1968, but it did not chart. *

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released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, '' Hey Little One''. * Jim Glaser, who co-wrote the song, released it as a single in 1975, taking it to number 43 on the

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chart. It later appeared on his 1983 album, '' The Man in the Mirror''. *

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released a cover version of the song on his 1968 album, ''Mr. Nashville Sound''. * Ted Heath *

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released a cover version of the song on their 1968 album, ''Put Your Head on My Shoulder''.The Lettermen, ''Put Your Head on My Shoulder''
Retrieved September 27, 2011

References

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