More (Alex Alstone and Tom Glazer song)

"More"
Single by Perry Como
B-side	"Glendora"
Released	May 1956 (1956-05)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:39
Label	RCA Victor, His Master's Voice (UK)
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., His Master's Voice 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]

References

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.