"Hey, Western Union Man" is a 1968 soul single by Jerry Butler written by Butler with Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. It was Jerry Butler's second number one R&B hit on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for a week. "Hey, Western Union Man" was also part of a string of Top 40 crossover hits that Jerry Butler had during the late 1960s.
Chart positions Chart (1968)PeakpositionCAN RPM 15U.S. Billboard Hot 10016U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles1
Cover versions Al Kooper – on his 1968 album I Stand Alone. Diana Ross and The Supremes – on their Let the Sunshine In album (1969). In 1970, Grant Green – on the live album Alive!, recorded at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey. Bruce Springsteen – for his 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive.
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