"Puppet Man" is a song written by
Neil Sedaka and
Howard Greenfield. It was originally recorded by Sedaka on his 1969 ''
Workin' on a Groovy Thing'' LP. The first hit version was by
The Fifth Dimension in 1970. The following year it was also a hit for
Tom Jones
Tom Jones may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
* Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
*''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...
.
The Fifth Dimension's original of "Puppet Man" reached #24 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the spring of 1970.
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Tom Jones version
Tom Jones
Tom Jones may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
* Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
*''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...
' version was released the following spring. It reached No. 26 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spending 10 weeks on the chart. For the first six weeks the single was backed with "Every Mile," then was changed to "
Resurrection Shuffle", which also became a U.S. top 40 hit, reaching No. 38 and keeping the record on the charts an additional five weeks.
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1969 songs
1970 singles
1971 singles
Neil Sedaka songs
The 5th Dimension songs
Tom Jones (singer) songs
Songs written by Neil Sedaka
Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield
Bell Records singles
Parrot Records singles