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1969 single by Spiral Starecase From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"More Today Than Yesterday" is a song written by Pat Upton and performed by Spiral Starecase, of which Upton was the lead vocalist. The song was produced by Sonny Knight and arranged by Al Capps.[3]
"More Today Than Yesterday" | ||||
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Single by Spiral Starecase | ||||
from the album More Today Than Yesterday | ||||
B-side | "Broken-Hearted Man" | |||
Released | January 7, 1969 (US) April 1969 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Columbia 44741 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pat Upton[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Sonny Knight | |||
Spiral Starecase singles chronology | ||||
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The principal idea of the song was made famous at the turn of the 20th century in a poem by Rosemonde Gérard, the wife of the poet and playwright Edmond Rostand (Cyrano de Bergerac).[citation needed]
It reached No. 1 on the KHJ Boss Radio survey, No. 6 in Canada,[4] No. 7 on the Cashbox Top 100,[5] and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.[6] It was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart.[7] The song was featured on their 1969 album, More Today Than Yesterday.[8] It ranked No. 50 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969.[9]
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