My Cup Runneth Over | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Ed Ames |
Album: | My Cup Runneth Over |
B-Side: | "It Seems a Long Long Time" (from La Mandragola) "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (from The Sound of Music) |
Released: | November 1966 |
Recorded: | September 28, 1966 |
Studio: | Webster Hall |
Genre: | Traditional pop |
Label: | RCA Victor |
Producer: | |
Prev Title: | There's a Time for Everything |
Prev Year: | 1966 |
Next Title: | Time, Time |
Next Year: | 1968 |
"My Cup Runneth Over" is the title track of the 1967 album of the same name by Ed Ames. It was originally written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for the musical I Do! I Do!
"My Cup Runneth Over" debuted at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 21, 1967.[1] It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 1967.[2] It later ranked number 46 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967.[3]
In Canada, the song reached number nine on the weekly charts,[4] and number 87 on the year-end chart.[5]
Ames performed "My Cup Runneth Over" on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 24, 1967.[6]
At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards, "My Cup Runneth Over" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[7]