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1969 single by Spiral Starecase
"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]
Background
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 ]
Chart performance
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]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1969)
Rank
Canada
[11]
63
US Billboard Hot 100
[12]
50
US Cash Box Top 100
[13]
67
Other versions
In media
See also
References
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a
b Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023).
"The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 10, 2024 . A pure blast of horn-led soul-pop sunshine...
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"Song: More Today Than Yesterday written by Pat Upton | SecondHandSongs" . SecondHandSongs .
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Spiral Starecase, "More Today Than Yesterday" US single release Retrieved May 4, 2015
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Spiral Starecase, "More Today Than Yesterday" Canadian chart position
Archived 2015-05-18 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved May 4, 2015
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a
b
"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, June 7, 1969" . Archived from
the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
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Spiral Starecase, "More Today Than Yesterday" US chart position Retrieved May 4, 2015
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Spiral Starecase, "More Today Than Yesterday" UK single release Retrieved May 4, 2015
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Spiral Starecase, More Today Than Yesterday Retrieved May 4, 2015
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"Billboard Top 100 - 1969" . Archived from
the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
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"Item Display - RPM 100 Singles, June 9, 1969 - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-23 .
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"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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"Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969" . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1969YESP.html
Archived 2019-01-25 at the
Wayback Machine CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1969, December 27, 1969
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Grant Green, Live at Club Mozambique Retrieved May 4, 2015
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"Diana Ross Brings 'More Today Than Yesterday' Tour to Detroit's Fox Theatre, 5/29" . Broadway World . 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-13 .
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Group Hug , 2008-05-12, retrieved 2022-06-09
^ WBGO Jazz 88.3FM:
https://wbgo.org/radar/allan-harris-nobodys-gonna-love-you-better
Archived 2016-10-02 at the
Wayback Machine , accessdate: September 30, 2016
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