A Golden Classics Edition

Gary Puckett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000000935
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Big-voiced and soulful (in a supper-club sort of way), Gary Puckett was strictly squaresville. Too sleazy to be Neil Diamond and too stiff to be Tom Jones, he always seemed like he'd be more comfortable in a leisure suit than his ever-present Civil War duds. He made some great singles, though: "Over You," "Woman, Woman," "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower" are undeniable classics of late '60s "horn rock," and they're all here, along with occasionally successful stabs at such hits of the day as "The Mighty Quinn," "Kentucky Woman" and "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife." Simply put, this is all the Puckett you'll ever need. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEVER HAVE I FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A VOICE, UNTIL GARY PUCKETT, August 4, 1999

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This review is from: A Golden Classics Edition (Audio CD)

I am a 40 year old housewife and I grew up listening to "Young Girl", "Lady Willpower", "Woman, Woman", "Over You", and "This Girl Is A Woman Now." I still stop what I am doing when I hear one of Gary's songs on the radio. Gary's songs take me back to a simpler and more innocent time. I tried Amazon.com to see what I could find of his music and chose "A Golden Classics Edition" and couldn't be happier with my decision. All of the songs I grew up with are there along with some I had never heard, which have become instant favorites. I prefer Gary's versions of the Glen Campbell, Bobby Goldsboro, Tom Jones and even The Beetles songs on this CD. I love all of the songs on this CD but my new favorites are "M'Lady", "Paindrops", "You Better Sit Down Kids", "My Son" (which breaks my heart), "Don't Give In To Him" and "Honey". I don't consider myself to be a music fanatic but I cannot stop listening to this CD. My husband asked me how long it will take me to wear out the CD. I don't know the answer to that but if it does wear out, I will definitely purchase another one to replace it. The only way to listen to these songs is to put on a pair of headphones, turn the music up as loud as you can take it and let Gary's voice carry you away. This allows you to hear each and every syllable he sings and you can put yourself into the story each song is telling. Gary's voice has the sweetness, sadness, power and vibrato like no other. The power in his voice is phenominal and can match the horns (which are also amazing) and the strings like nothing I've ever heard. Someone obviously knew what they were doing when they arranged the instruments to match Gary's beautiful voice. I will never tire of this music. Gary puts his entire heart and soul into every song he sings. A five star rating is not nearly enough for a singer who brings as much pleasure as Gary Puckett does. I hope that Gary will come out with a new CD with some new songs. I will definitely buy it. Thank you for some of the best music ever, Gary!!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very strong collection of Gary's music, July 6, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Golden Classics Edition (Audio CD)

Although at first glance this is just a twofer, it is better than a greatest hits, because all the hits that weren't on the two original LP's have been added as bonus tracks. Apart from the hits (Young girl, Lady willpower, Woman woman, Over you and This girl is a woman now), there are many more original songs and covers.

The covers include Lady Madonna (Beatles), Kiss me goodbye (Petula), Honey (Bobby Goldsboro), Kentucky woman (Neil Diamond), To love somebody (Bee Gees), Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann) and two Glen Campbell songs (By the time I get to Phoenix and Dreams of the everyday housewife). I don't think any of Gary's versions are preferable to the originals, but they are extremely well done and well worth hearing.

Gary and his band, the Union Gap, did not have a long period of success, but they left their mark in these brilliant recordings. I would be interested in buying more of their music if it were available, but everything essential can be found on this CD.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff!, April 3, 2000

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Thomas K. Arnold (Carlsbad, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Golden Classics Edition (Audio CD)

Gary Puckett's songs are the ones you crank up the moment you hear the opening strains on the car radio. Sure, they may be considered schmaltzy by today's standards, but he sings as passionately and earnestly and breathes this honest sincerity into his songs that make you take a mental trip back in time to when you felt this way. Don't be surprised if you start singing along, or even get a chill. We were all young once, and we have all felt these passions at one point or another in our lives. Thanks to Gary, we can relive them.