Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nded.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.

Keep the Customer Satisfied" (US Billboard #71, US AC #28) / "No One Really Knows" – Columbia 45303 – February 1971 The break came for the group when Jerry Fuller, a former country music artist and a producer for Columbia Records in Los Angeles, heard them at a small bar where they were performing in a bowling alley complex. Fuller liked their sound and signed them to a contract.

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He played with a series of local bands before joining a local hard group, the Outcasts, before moving on to create a new group, Gary and the Remarkables. He, along with bass player Kerry Chater, keyboardist Gary Withem, saxophonist Dwight Bement, and drummer Paul Wheatbread served as the starting lineup. However, when the band embarked on its Pacific Northwest tour in 1966, Wheatbread stayed behind to serve as the house drummer for the Where the Action is television series. He did eventually catch up with the group. a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

The band were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1969, losing out to José Feliciano. The group eventually grew unhappy with doing material written and produced by others, leading them to stop working with Fuller, and they disbanded in 1971. In 1968, the band were invited by the President of the United States ( Lyndon B. Johnson) to play at the White House for Prince Charles and Princess Anne. The Union Gap are one of few artists whose first five releases went gold. [ citation needed]In 1974 " Young Girl" was reissued in the UK where it reached number five and achieved a Silver Record Award for the second time. [9] Solo career [ edit ] a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1sted.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.117. ISBN 0-85112-250-7. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nded.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.

Now, there are certainly songs about “cheatin” on this record. I’ve known for as long as I can remember that “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” is about an adulterous affair. Maybe I never listened as well to the lyrics as I should have, though, because what the guy in the relationship does to the woman who leaves him, after he’s slept in her bathtub, is to light a fire at her place. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (US Billboard #61, US AC #14) / "All That Matters" – Columbia 45249 – October 1970

This was followed during the next two years by " Young Girl" (No. 1 in Cashbox, No. 2 in Billboard), " Lady Willpower" (No. 1 in Cashbox, No. 2 in Billboard), " Over You" (No. 5 in Cashbox, No. 7 in Billboard), and " Don't Give in to Him" (No. 15). [4] All were produced by Fuller, who also wrote and composed "Young Girl", "Lady Willpower" and "Over You". Although the band never had a Billboard No. 1 record in the United States, "Young Girl" hit No. 1 on the UK singles chart for four weeks in May/June 1968. " Young Girl" was the second million selling disc for the band, which it reached less than two months after issue; "Lady Willpower" and "Over You" also won gold discs. [6] The band headlined at a White House reception for Prince Charles and Princess Anne [7] and at Disneyland in 1968, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1969, losing out to José Feliciano. In the UK, "Young Girl" was re-released in 1974 as part of a CBS Records series entitled "Hall of Fame Hits", and enjoyed a second UK chart run, peaking at No. 6. He went to college for two years in San Diego, California, majoring in psychology, then dropped out to work in a band called the Outcasts. The debut single, “Woman, Woman,” was a lyrical ballad of a man’s fear about his love interest’s consideration of cheating on him, which was released in August 1967. It became the group’s first hit as it peaked as high as number three on the US Cashbox and at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. It didn’t take long for “Woman, Woman” to become certified gold with the RIAA as a single, as well as the identically titled album. In Canada, it was a number one hit, as well as number seven on the official singles charts belonging to Australia.