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1969 single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
"This Girl Is a Woman Now"
1968 45rpm record label
Single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
from the album The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album
B-side"His Other Woman"
ReleasedAugust 1969
RecordedJune 17, 1969 (1969-06-17)
GenreRock
Length3:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Victor Millrose, Alan Bernstein
Producer(s)Dick Glasser
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap singles chronology
"Don't Give In to Him"
(1969) 		"This Girl Is a Woman Now"
(1969) 		"Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance"
(1970)

"This Girl Is a Woman Now" is a song written by Victor Millrose and Alan Bernstein and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album.

The song peaked at No. 2 on the US Easy Listening chart and No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 11, 1969. It also reached No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100. It reached No. 3 in Canada and No. 13 in Australia.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set) 13
Canada RPM Top Singles 3
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 4
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
US Cash Box Top 100 5
US Record World 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1969) Rank
Canada 69
US Billboard Hot 100 84

Cover versions

  • In 1970, a version by Nancy Wilson reached No. 32 on Billboard's easy listening singles chart.

Spanish cover version

  • Nino Bravo released a Spanish cover of the song in 1972 called "La Niña Es Ya Mujer."

References

  1. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Scan of Official Cover (2004). The Best Of Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (booklet). Sony, Columbia. p. 10. CK 90626. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. Joe Viglione. "The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album - Gary Puckett | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1969-09-27. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 11, 1969 – Billboard.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/11/69". Tropicalglen.com. 1969-10-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  7. ^ "Song artist 664 - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. ^ "Song artist 663 - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  9. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  11. "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 261.
  13. "Nino Bravo - La niña es ya mujer". YouTube. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

External links

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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Studio albums
Compilations
  • Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits
  • 10 Greatest Hits
  • Looking Glass: A Collection
  • A Golden Classics Edition
  • Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
  • Super Hits
  • The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
  • Young Girl: The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Singles
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