"Lady Willpower" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album Incredible. The single was awarded a million-selling Gold disc from the RIAA.
Chart performance In the U.S., the song ranked among Cashboxs Top 100 singles of 1968, where it hit the No. 1 position the week ending August 3, 1968.Cash Box Top Singles of 1968 Retrieved 09-26-11 "Lady Willpower" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 (behind "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela).Gary Puckett & The Union Gap charting singles. AllMusic. Retrieved 09-26-11 and reached No. 26 on the Easy Listening chart. The song was the No. 34 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles in 1968.Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1968 Retrieved 09-26-11 In Canada it was No. 1 for 4 weeks.
"Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1968. The song also peaked at #4 on the Kent Music Report (KMR) Chart in Australia,Australian Chart Book (1940-1969) - Page 142 spending 16 weeks on the KMR Top-100 after entering the chart on 22 June 1968. On the New Zealand Listener charts it reached number 3.https://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=719#n_view_location Search Listener
Other versions Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, California Son.
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