"Keep the Customer Satisfied" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from the group's fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was included as the B side of their signature hit, "Bridge over Troubled Water". "Keep the Customer Satisfied" recounts the exhausting tours that Simon grew tired of, a similar theme to that of their earlier song, "Homeward Bound".
| "Keep the Customer Satisfied" | |
|---|---|
 Side B of the US single | |
| Single by Simon & Garfunkel | |
| from the album Bridge over Troubled Water | |
| A-side | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| Released | January 26, 1970 |
| Recorded | 1969 |
| Genre | Rockabilly,[1] folk rock |
| Label | Columbia 45079 |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
| Producer(s) | Roy Halee, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel |
The label also promoted the song as an A side on a special promo-only single with the album version of "America" as the B side.
Gary Puckett cover
edit| "Keep the Customer Satisfied" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Gary Puckett | ||||
| from the album The Gary Puckett Album | ||||
| B-side | "No One Really Knows" | |||
| Released | January 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Columbia 45303 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Gary Puckett singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep the Customer Satisfied" was recorded by Gary Puckett for his solo LP, The Gary Puckett Album (1971),[2] produced by Richard Perry. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" reached No. 71 on Billboard in the winter of 1971.[3] It reached No. 50 on the Cash Box chart,[4] and No. 38 in Canada.[5]
Chart performance
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edit| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 71 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 28 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 38 |
Hunt cover
edit| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK[7] | 41 |
Notable cover versions
edit- In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 41 in February, 1970 as performed by Marsha Hunt.[7]
- The Jamaican vocal duo Bob and Marcia performed the song on their 1970 album Young, Gifted and Black.
References
edit- ^ "So Long, Simon & Garfunkel: 'Bridge over Troubled Water' at 50". 11 February 2020.
- ^ Rames El Desouki, The Traveller Publishing. "CVINYL.COM Vinyl Price Guide: Puckett, Gary - The Gary Puckett Album (Columbia C 30862)". Cvinyl.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Lyrics: Keep The Customer Satisfied by Gary Puckett". Top40db.net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
- ^ a b "MARSHA HUNT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
External links
edit- Listen to "Keep the Customer Satisfied" on YouTube (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Listen to "Keep the Customer Satisfied" on YouTube (Gary Puckett)