Hey, Western Union Man | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Jerry Butler |
Album: | The Ice Man Cometh |
B-Side: | Just Can't Forget About You |
Released: | 1968 |
Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Genre: | Soul |
Length: | 2:37 |
Label: | Mercury |
Prev Title: | Never Give You Up |
Prev Year: | 1968 |
Next Title: | Are You Happy |
Next Year: | 1968 |
Misc: | 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 (1968) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |