Just as Much as Ever

"Just as Much as Ever"
Single by Bob Beckham
from the album Just as Much as Ever
A-side	"Your Sweet Love"
Released	1959
Genre	Pop
Length	2:31
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Charles Singleton & Larry Coleman
Bob Beckham singles chronology
"Just as Much as Ever" (1959) "Crazy Arms" (1960)

"Just as Much as Ever" is a song written by Charles Singleton and Larry Coleman. ^[1] The song was a hit single for Bob Beckham, Nat King Cole, and Bobby Vinton.

Bob Beckham version

Bob Beckham released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" in 1959 as a single and on his album Just as Much as Ever. ^[2] Beckham's version spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 32, ^[3] while reaching No. 41 on the Cash Box Top 100, ^[4] No. 32 on the Cash Box chart of "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", ^[5] and No. 19 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. ^[6]

Nat King Cole version

In 1960, Nat King Cole released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" as a single in the United Kingdom. Cole's version spent 10 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 18, ^[7] reaching No. 18 on the UK's New Musical Express chart as well. ^[8]

Bobby Vinton version

"Just as Much as Ever"
Single by Bobby Vinton
from the album Please Love Me Forever
B-side	"Another Memory"
Released	December 15, 1967
Recorded	March 10, 1966
Genre	Pop
Length	2:20
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Charles Singleton & Larry Coleman
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill [9]
Bobby Vinton singles chronology
"Please Love Me Forever" (1967) "Just as Much as Ever" (1967) "Take Good Care of My Baby" (1968)

In 1967, Bobby Vinton released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" as a single ^[9] and on the album Please Love Me Forever . ^[10] Vinton's version spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 24, ^[11] while reaching No. 10 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart, ^{[12] [13]} No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100, ^[14] No. 13 on Record World 's "100 Top Pops", ^[15] No. 6 on Record World's "Top Non-Rock" chart, ^[16] No. 3 on Record World's "Juke Box Top 25", ^[17] and No. 11 on Canada's RPM 100. ^[18]

References

1. Just As Much As Ever - By: Nat King Cole, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 11, 2015
2. "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard , December 14, 1959. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
3. Hot 100 - Bob Beckham Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
4. "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , November 21, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
5. "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box , December 26, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
6. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 23, 1959". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-26. Chart No. 133. CHUM.
7. Nat King Cole - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company . Accessed July 28, 2016.
8. "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard , November 21, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
9. "Spotlight Singles", Billboard , December 23, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
10. "Please Love Me Forever – Bobby Vinton". AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
11. Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
12. Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
13. "Easy Listening", Billboard , February 17, 1968. p. 60. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
14. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , February 10, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
15. "100 Top Pops", Record World , February 24, 1968. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
16. "Top Non-Rock", Record World , February 17, 1968. p. 37. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
17. "Juke Box Top 25", Record World , February 3, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
18. "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly , Volume 8, Ed. 25, February 17, 1968. Accessed October 11, 2015