More (Alex Alstone and Tom Glazer song) explained

More
Type:	single
Artist:	Perry Como
B-Side:	Glendora
Genre:	Pop
Label:	RCA Victor
Prev Title:	Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Prev Title2:	Juke Box Baby
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Somebody Up There Likes Me
Next Year:	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

"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

• A recording of the song was also made in the United Kingdom by Jimmy Young. It was issued by UK Decca Records as catalog number F 10774 and reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.^[5]

Notes and References

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