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Review by William Ruhlmann
In essence, Collectables Records' Gary Puckett & the Union Gap compilation A Golden Classics Edition is a two-fer CD combining the group's first two albums, named after its first two singles, Woman, Woman and Young Girl. But the addition at the end of the disc of the next five singles -- "Lady Willpower," "Over You," "Don't Give in to Him," "This Girl Is a Woman Now," and "Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance" -- makes this a more thorough best-of for the group, at a generous 76-minute running time. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap was very much a singles act; the first six of those seven singles, all of which reached the Top 15 and four of which went gold, are all most people know the band for. The full contents of the first two albums suggest that that is all the group should be known for, too. The albums are clearly afterthoughts thrown together to generate some LP sales tied into the hit singles. They are dominated by covers of hit records that were in the charts at the time: Glen Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (although, to be fair, Puckett recorded the latter before Campbell scored a hit with it); Cher's "You Better Sit Down Kids"; Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman"; the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody"; the Beatles' "Lady Madonna"; Petula Clark's "Kiss Me Goodbye"; Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey"; Manfred Mann's "The Mighty Quinn"; and Aretha Franklin's "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone." The arrangements ape the hit versions, and Puckett gamely applies his tastefully soulful voice to them. There are also some other songs, all of them forgettable except for a good version of Tim Hardin's "Don't Make Promises." An actual greatest-hits set would probably include Puckett's two solo chart entries and selections from subsequent albums. But this collection really contains all that a '60s music fan would want from Gary Puckett & the Union Gap.
thanks to KillerRips and to other friends :beer:
Review by William Ruhlmann
In essence, Collectables Records' Gary Puckett & the Union Gap compilation A Golden Classics Edition is a two-fer CD combining the group's first two albums, named after its first two singles, Woman, Woman and Young Girl. But the addition at the end of the disc of the next five singles -- "Lady Willpower," "Over You," "Don't Give in to Him," "This Girl Is a Woman Now," and "Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance" -- makes this a more thorough best-of for the group, at a generous 76-minute running time. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap was very much a singles act; the first six of those seven singles, all of which reached the Top 15 and four of which went gold, are all most people know the band for. The full contents of the first two albums suggest that that is all the group should be known for, too. The albums are clearly afterthoughts thrown together to generate some LP sales tied into the hit singles. They are dominated by covers of hit records that were in the charts at the time: Glen Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (although, to be fair, Puckett recorded the latter before Campbell scored a hit with it); Cher's "You Better Sit Down Kids"; Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman"; the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody"; the Beatles' "Lady Madonna"; Petula Clark's "Kiss Me Goodbye"; Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey"; Manfred Mann's "The Mighty Quinn"; and Aretha Franklin's "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone." The arrangements ape the hit versions, and Puckett gamely applies his tastefully soulful voice to them. There are also some other songs, all of them forgettable except for a good version of Tim Hardin's "Don't Make Promises." An actual greatest-hits set would probably include Puckett's two solo chart entries and selections from subsequent albums. But this collection really contains all that a '60s music fan would want from Gary Puckett & the Union Gap.
| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Woman, Woman 2. M'Lady 3. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 4. Paindrops 5. Believe Me 6. I Want A New Day 7. You Better Sit Down Kids 8. Kentucky Woman 9. My Son 10. To Love Somebody 11. Don't Make Promises 12. Young Girl 13. Lady Madonna 14. Kiss Me Goodbye 15. The Pleasure Of You 16. Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 17. I'm Losing You 18. Honey (I Miss You) 19. The Mighty Quinn 20. Wait Till The Sun Shines On You 21. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone 22. Say You Don't Need Me 23. Don't Give In To Him 24. Lady Willpower 25. Let's Give Adam & Eve Another Chance 26. Over You 27. This Girl Is A Woman Now |
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