"I'm Your Puppet"
Single by James & Bobby Purify
from the album James & Bobby Purify
B-side"So Many Reasons"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
GenreR&B
Length2:59
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
Producer(s)Papa Don Enterprises
James & Bobby Purify singles chronology
"I'm Your Puppet"
(1966)		 "Wish You Didn't Have to Go"
(1967)

"I'm Your Puppet" is a song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham; the best known version is the one recorded by James & Bobby Purify which reached #5 on the US R&B chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[1] The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1967. The song was featured on their 1967 album, James & Bobby Purify.[2]

The duo released a re-recorded version as a single in 1976 which reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #20 in New Zealand.[3] In Canada, it reached #4.[4]

Papa Don Enterprises produced the song, and it was arranged by Penn and Don Schroeder.[5]

The single ranked #46 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966.[6]

Chart history

Other charting versions

  • Cam-Pact released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1968 single "Drawing Room".[10] Their version charted regionally in Australia, reaching #17 in Melbourne and #26 in Brisbane.[8]
  • Dianne Leigh released a version of the song as a single in 1970 which reached #32 on the Canadian country chart.[11]
  • Dionne Warwick released a version of the song as a single in 1972 which reached #113 on the US pop chart.[12] It was featured on her 1969 album, Soulful.
  • Mickey Gilley released a version of the song as a single in 1988 which reached #49 on the US country chart.[13]

Other versions

Sampled versions

In media

  • James and Bobby Purify's version was used in the 1995 film My Family.
  • Bobby Womack released a version that was featured in the 2000 film Meet the Parents.[36]
  • James & Bobby Purify's version was in the 2008 film Soul Men.
  • In 2023, James and Bobby Purify's version appeared in the seventh episode of the fifth season of the black comedy crime drama series Fargo.

References

  1. ↑ "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" 1966 Chart Positions". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "James & Bobby Purify, James & Bobby Purify". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" 1976 Chart Position". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "James & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Friday on My Mind". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "I'm Your Puppet - CAM-PACT (1968) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966". Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Cam-Pact, "Drawing Room" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dianne Leigh, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dionne Warwick, "I'm Your Puppet" Chart Position". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mickey Gilley, "I'm Your Puppet" Chart Position". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dan Penn, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sam & Dave, Double Dynamite". Discogs. December 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Sandy Posey, "Don't Touch Me" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, Different Strokes". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Dandy Livingstone, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "California Soul" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Donny Osmond, The Donny Osmond Album". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Mel and Tim, Starting All Over Again". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Foster Sylvers, Foster Sylvers". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Jimmy London, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Derrick Harriott, Acid Rock". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Haywoode, "I'm Your Puppet" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Glen Brown and Lloyd Parks, Boat to Progress! The Original Pantomine Vocal Collection 1970-74". Discogs. 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Elton John and Paul Young, Duets". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Helen Watson, Doffing". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Yo La Tengo, "Mr. Tough" Single Release". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  30. ↑ "American Music Club, Atwater Afternoon". Discogs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Joe Pernice, It Feels So Good When I Stop". Discogs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Cliff Richard, Soulicious". Discogs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  33. ↑ "The Golden Cups, 恋のあやつり人形（I'm Your Puppet）". Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Grand Daddy I.U., Smooth Assassin". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Hi-C, "I'm Not Your Puppet" Chart Position". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Bobby Womack, Meet the Parents soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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