More, More, More

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"More, More, More"
"More, More, More" cover
Single by Andrea True Connection
from the album More, More, More
Released 1976
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1975
Genre Disco
Label Buddah Records
Writer(s) Gregg Diamond
Producer(s) Gregg Diamond
Chart positions
  • #4 (U.S.)
  • #5 (UK)
Andrea True Connection singles chronology
"More More More"
(1976)
"Party Line"
(1976)
"More, More, More"
"More, More, More" cover
Single by Bananarama
from the album Please Yourself
Released March 1993
Format 7" single, 12" single, CD single, CD Maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre Pop, Dance
Label London Records
Writer(s) Gregg Diamond
Sara Dallin
Keren Woodward
Mike Stock
Pete Waterman
Producer(s) Mike Stock
Pete Waterman
Chart positions
  • #24 (UK)
Bananarama singles chronology
"Last Thing on My Mind"
(1992)
"More More More"
(1993)
"I Found Love"
(1995)
"More More More"
"More More More" cover
Single by Rachel Stevens
from the album Funky Dory
Released October 4, 2004
Format CD single, CD Maxi
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop
Length 3:27
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Gregg Diamond
Chart positions
Rachel Stevens singles chronology
"Some Girls"
(2004)
"More More More"
(2004)
"Negotiate with Love"
(2005)

"More, More, More" was the signature song of Andrea True, who performed under the name "Andrea True Connection".

The song was sent to the United States after being recorded in Jamaica; the idea for a single was brought up so True could make profits from a television commercial she was making in Jamaica (a coup in the country hindered the ability for her to get her commercial profits in cash). Capitol Records liked the sound, and originally only released the song to discos in the winter of 1976. The popularity of "More, More, More" was immense. Widespread listener interest convinced Capitol to release the single commercially in the spring. The song rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

"More, More, More" has been revived in recent years by its usage in television promotional advertisements, such as for American television series Sex and the City. British pop star Samantha Fox covered it in a disco medley on her 1991 album Just One Night.

It was also released as a remixed single by UK girl group Bananarama from their 1993 album Please Yourself. In 1999 Canadian band Len sampled the instrumental break in "More, More, More" and used it as the backdrop for their top-ten single "Steal My Sunshine". British singer Rachel Stevens sang a cover of the song, called "More More More" (without commas) in 2004.

In very recent years, it has been used by British Columbia's grocery store 'Save on Foods' as the theme song in their advertisements of their fiftieth anniversary.

Contents

[edit] Remixes/Versions

  • "More, More, More" (Part 1) — 3:31
  • "More, More, More" (Part 2) — 3:06
  • "More, More, More" (Chemical Groove Mix) — 6:01
  • "More, More, More" (Chemical Groove Mix Edit) — 3:23
  • "More, More, More" (Make-Up Mix) — 3:58

[edit] Bananarama version

"More, More, More" was covered by English girl group Bananarama for their album Please Yourself. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman (two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio. Their version maintained the disco feel of the original and also incorporated elements of ABBA-like production, as was the case with the entire Please Yourself album. Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Stock and Waterman added a second verse to their version of the song which was not present on Andrea True's original.

Bananarama's single version (which was remixed from their album version) climbed to number twenty-four in the UK singles chart. It was their last single to be released by London Records, their label since 1983. The duo would not see another single-release in the UK until "Move in My Direction" in 2005.

Their music video featured them performing the song and dancing (in one of their few unchoreographed videos) in a cabaret-style club with several male dancers backing them up.

[edit] Rachel Stevens version

"More More More" was a 2004 hit for pop star Rachel Stevens. The song was taken from her debut album Funky Dory and was her final release from that album. It sold a total of 68,000 copies, of which 25,600 were in its first week. The Stevens version hit number three in the UK and number five in Ireland.

[edit] Tracklist and formats

  • CD 1
  1. "More More More" [Single Mix]
  2. "Shoulda Thought Of That"
  • CD 2
  1. "More More More" [Single Mix]
  2. "Fools" [Princess Diaries 2 version]
  3. "More More More" [The Sharp Boys Sky's The Limit Club Mix]
  4. "More More More" [CD-ROM Video]

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Andrea True Connection version

Chart (1976) Peak
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play 2
U.S. Adult Contemporary 23
UK Singles Chart 5

[edit] Bananarama version

Chart (1993) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart 24

[edit] Rachel Stevens version

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 8
Europe Official Top 100 34
Ireland Singles Top 50 5
UK Singles Chart 3
World Singles Top 100 60
World Airplay Top 100 50

[edit] Chart trajectories

[edit] Rachel Stevens version

Ireland Singles Top 50
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Position
5
5
8
7
18
23
31
31
48
49
**
**
48
UK Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Position
3
5
11
20
36
40
54
71

[edit] External links

Bananarama
Sara Dallin | Keren Woodward
Siobhan Fahey | Jacquie O'Sullivan
Discography
Studio albums: Deep Sea Skiving | Bananarama | True Confessions | Wow! | Pop Life | Please Yourself | Ultra Violet / I Found Love | Exotica | Drama
Compilations: Greatest Hits Collection | Greatest Remixes Collection | Bunch of Hits | Master Series | The Essentials | The Very Best of Bananarama | Venus and Other Hits | Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection | The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
Singles: Aie a Mwana | T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) | Really Saying Something | Shy Boy | Cheers Then | He's Got Tact | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | Cruel Summer | Robert DeNiro's Waiting | Rough Justice | King of the Jungle | Hot Line to Heaven | The Wild Life | Do Not Disturb | Venus | More Than Physical | A Trick of the Night | Set on You | I Heard a Rumour | Love in the First Degree | I Can't Help It | I Want You Back | Love, Truth and Honesty | Nathan Jones | Help! | Cruel Summer '89 | Megarama '89 | Only Your Love | Preacher Man | Long Train Running | Tripping on Your Love | Movin' On | Last Thing on My Mind | More, More, More | I Found Love | Every Shade of Blue | Take Me to Your Heart | Careless Whisper | If | Really Saying Something (Solasso Remix) | Move in My Direction | Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)
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