My Cup Runneth Over | ||||
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | September 25, 1965 – December 13, 1966 | |||
Studio | Webster Hall | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Jim Foglesong | |||
Ed Ames chronology | ||||
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My Cup Runneth Over is a 1967 studio album by Ed Ames. At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year. [1]
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My Cup Runneth Over debuted at number 137 on the Billboard 200 on March 4, 1967. [2] By March 25, 1967, My Cup Runneth Over had already sold three times as many copies as the Ames Brothers had ever sold. [3] The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 on April 22, 1967. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Cup Runneth Over (From I Do, I Do! )" | Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones | 2:44 |
2. | "In The Arms Of Love (From What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? )" | Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2:37 |
3. | "Au Revoir (From Sherry! )" | James Lipton, Laurence Rosenthal | 2:35 |
4. | "Don't Blame Me" | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | 2:43 |
5. | "Watch What Happens (From The Umbrellas of Cherbourg )" | Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel | 2:27 |
6. | "Melinda (From On a Clear Day You Can See Forever )" | Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane | 2:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bon Soir Dame" | Bud Dashiell | 2:48 |
2. | "There's A Time For Everything" | Al Stillman, Alex Alstone | 2:38 |
3. | "True Love (From High Society )" | Cole Porter | 2:56 |
4. | "Our Love Is A Living Thing" | David Blume, Jerry Keller | 2:09 |
5. | "Edelweiss (From The Sound Of Music )" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | 2:25 |
Total length: | 28:12 |
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