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More (Alex Alstone and Tom Glazer song)

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"More"
Single by Perry Como
B-side"Glendora"
ReleasedMay 1956 (1956-05)
GenrePop
Length2:39
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Alex Alstone, Tom Glazer
Perry Como singles chronology
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" / "Juke Box Baby"
(1956)
"More"
(1956)
"Somebody Up There Likes Me"
(1956)

"More" is a popular song with music by Alex Alstone and lyrics by Tom Glazer,[1] published in 1956. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Perry Como on May 8, 1956, alongside, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers.

It was issued as a single (RCA Victor catalog number 20-6554 on 78rpm, 47-6554 on 45rpm in the U.S., HMV POP-240 in the UK. It was also issued on an EP, With a Song In My Heart.

Chart performance

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"More" reached No. 4 on the U.S. charts[2] and No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The flip side of both releases was "Glendora".[4]

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Original versions of More written by Alex Alstone, Tom Glazer". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.
  3. ^ "PERRY COMO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ "More". Kokomo.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. ^ "JIMMY YOUNG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.