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More Today Than Yesterday

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B-side
  
"Broken-Hearted Man"

Genre
  
Jazz-rock

Label
  
Columbia 44741

Recorded
  
1968

Length
  
2:48

Released
  
January 7, 1969 (US)April 1969 (UK)

"More Today Than Yesterday" is a song written by Pat Upton and performed by Spiral Starecase. It reached number 6 in Canada, number 7 on the Cashbox Top 100, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song was featured on their 1969 album, More Today Than Yesterday.

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The song was produced by Sonny Knight and arranged by Al Capps.

The song was ranked number 50 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969.

Other versions

  • Charles Earland released a version of the song on his 1969 album, Black Talk!
  • Shirley Scott released a version of the song on her 1969 album, Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes.
  • Andy Williams released a version of the song featuring The Osmonds on his 1969 Get Together with Andy Williams.
  • Barbara McNair released a version of the song as the title track of her 1969 album More Today Than Yesterday.
  • Colleen Hewett released a version of the song in Australia as the B-side of her 1971 single, "Superstar".
  • Lena Horne released a version of the song on her 1971 album, Nature's Baby.
  • Sonny & Cher released a version of the song on their 1971 album, All I Ever Need Is You as well as on Sonny & Cher Live, released the same year.
  • Patti Austin released a version of the song on her 1976 album, End of a Rainbow.
  • James Darren released a version of the song on his 2001 album, Because of You.
  • Nick Carter released a version of the song on his 2003 album, Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993.
  • Grant Green recorded a live version of the song in 1971 and it was released on his 2006 album, Live at Club Mozambique.
  • Diana Ross includes the song as part of her playlist on many tours, including the More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour.
  • Allan Harris recorded a version on his 2016 album, Nobody's Gonna Love You Better.

    • In media

  • Goldfinger released a version of the song that was featured in the ending credits of the 1998 film, The Waterboy.
  • Jordan McCoy sang a version of the song on American Juniors.
  • Kenneth "Ken" Dingle sang a version of the song when he was a semi-finalist on Philippine Idol.
  • Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon performed a version of the song on the 37th Anniversary of Eat Bulaga!

    • References

    More Today Than Yesterday Wikipedia
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