More and More (Webb Pierce song)
"More and More" is a song written by country singer/songwriter Merle Kilgore. Webb Pierce's 1954 recording of "More and More" spent ten weeks at number one on the country charts and a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart.[1] The song Also crossed over and peaked at No. 22 on the pop charts, making it Webb's Most successful entry in the pop charts. The B-side of "More and More", a song entitled, "You're Not Mine Anymore" peaked at number eight on the C&W Best Seller charts.
The song was put in the opening credits of the film The Hills Have Eyes.
Cover Versions
- Charley Pride covered the song in 1983, and reached #7 on Us Country and #3 on Canada Country.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 268.
Preceded by "I Don't Hurt Anymore" by Hank Snow |
C&W Best Sellers in Stores number one single by Webb Pierce November 6, 1954 - January 1, 1955 (nine weeks) |
Succeeded by "Loose Talk" by Carl Smith |
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