. "Hey, Western Union Man"@en . . . "\"Hey, Western Union Man\" is a 1968 soul single by Jerry Butler written by Butler with Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. The single became Jerry Butler's second number one R&B hit on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for a week. \"Hey, Western Union Man\" was also part of a string of Top 40 crossover hit that Jerry Butler had during the late 1960s.Al Kooper covered this track on his 1968 album I Stand Alone."@en . .