Hey, Western Union Man

1968 single by Jerry Butler
"Hey, Western Union Man"
Single by Jerry Butler
from the album The Ice Man Cometh
B-side"Just Can't Forget About You"
Released1968
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul
Length2:37
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Jerry Butler
  • Kenny Gamble
  • Leon Huff
Jerry Butler singles chronology
"Never Give You Up"
(1968) 		"Hey, Western Union Man"
(1968) 		"Are You Happy"
(1968)
Arranged by Bobby Martin

"Hey, Western Union Man" is a 1968 soul single by Jerry Butler written by Butler with Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. [1] 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.[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1

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.

References

  1. ^ "www.45cat.com". www.45cat.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.
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