Young Girl (album)

Young Girl
Studio album by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Released	April 24, 1968
Recorded	1967
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jerry Fuller
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap chronology
Woman, Woman (1968) Young Girl (1968) Union Gap (1968)

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Allmusic	[1]

Young Girl is the RIAA Gold-certified second studio album by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, released in 1968.

The title track hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made it to #34 on the Adult Contemporary chart. An international smash, this was also the band's first #1 on the United Kingdom chart in 1968.^[2] The album landed on the Billboard album chart, reaching #21 and going Gold.^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Young Girl" (Jerry Fuller)
2. "Lady Madonna" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
3. "Kiss Me Goodbye" (Les Reed, Barry Mason)
4. "The Pleasure of You" (Jerry Fuller, Gary Puckett)
5. "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry)
6. "I'm Losing You" (Gary Puckett, Jerry Fuller)

Side 2

1. "Honey (I Miss You)" (Bobby Russell)
2. "The Mighty Quinn" (Bob Dylan)
3. "Wait Till The Sun Shines on You" (Kerry Chater)
4. "(Sweet, Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White)
5. "Say You Don't Need Me" (Jerry Fuller, Gary Puckett)

Personnel

• Gary Puckett - lead vocals, guitar
• Kerry Chater - bass guitar
• Gary "Mutha" Withem - keyboards
• Dwight Bemont - tenor saxophone
• Paul Wheatbread - drums

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1968	Billboard 200	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1968	"Young Girl"	Billboard Hot 100	2
1968	"Young Girl"	Adult Contemporary Chart	34
1968	"Young Girl"	United Kingdom	1

References

1. Young Girl (album) at AllMusic
2. Young Girl's Chart Positions Retrieved November 18, 2012
3. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's charting albums Retrieved November 18, 2012.