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"Keep the Customer Satisfied"
Song
A-side"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
"Keep the Customer Satisfied"
Song
B-side"No One Really Knows"

"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". It was originally written and performed by The Vikings.[1] "Keep the Customer Satisfied" recounts the exhausting tours that Simon grew tired of, a similar theme to that of their earlier song, "Homeward Bound".

The song was covered by Gary Puckett for Puckett's solo LP, The Gary Puckett Album (1971) [1] "Keep the Customer Satisfied" reached No. 71 on Billboard in the winter of 1971.[2] It reached No. 50 on the Cash Box chart,[3] and No. 38 in Canada.[4]

The song was produced by Richard Perry.

Chart performance

Puckett cover

Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] 71
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] 50
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[5] 28
Canadian RPM [4] 38

Hunt cover

Chart (1970) Peak
position
UK [6] 41

Other cover versions

In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 41 in February, 1970 as performed by Marsha Hunt.[6]

Buddy Rich and his big band recorded an instrumental version of the song, arranged by Bill Holman, and released on the 1970 live album Keep the Customer Satisfied.

Colleen Hewett recorded the song on her second studio album, M'Lady (1974)

"Keep the Customer Satisfied" was covered by Robson & Jerome in 1996. It was featured on their album, Take Two.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Lyrics: Keep The Customer Satisfied by Gary Puckett". Top40db.net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". 50.6.195.142. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
  6. ^ a b "MARSHA HUNT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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