Just as Much as Ever
| "Just as Much as Ever" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bob Beckham | ||||
| from the album Just as Much as Ever | ||||
| A-side | "Your Sweet Love" | |||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charles Singleton & Larry Coleman | |||
| Bob Beckham singles chronology | ||||
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"Just as Much as Ever" is a song written by Charles Singleton and Larry Coleman.[1] The song was a hit single for Bob Beckham, Nat King Cole, and Bobby Vinton.
Bob Beckham version
[edit]Bob Beckham released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" in 1959 as a single and on his album Just as Much as Ever.[2] Beckham's version spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 32,[3] while reaching No. 41 on the Cash Box Top 100,[4] No. 32 on the Cash Box chart of "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most",[5] and No. 19 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[6]
Nat King Cole version
[edit]In 1960, Nat King Cole released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" as a single in the United Kingdom. Cole's version spent 10 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 18,[7] reaching No. 18 on the UK's New Musical Express chart as well.[8]
Bobby Vinton version
[edit]| "Just as Much as Ever" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album Please Love Me Forever | ||||
| B-side | "Another Memory" | |||
| Released | December 15, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 10, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charles Singleton & Larry Coleman | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill[9] | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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In 1967, Bobby Vinton released a version of "Just as Much as Ever" as a single[9] and on the album Please Love Me Forever.[10] Vinton's version spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 24,[11] while reaching No. 10 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[12][13] No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100,[14] No. 13 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",[15] No. 6 on Record World's "Top Non-Rock" chart,[16] No. 3 on Record World's "Juke Box Top 25",[17] and No. 11 on Canada's RPM 100.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Just As Much As Ever - By: Nat King Cole, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard, December 14, 1959. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - Bob Beckham Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, November 21, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, December 26, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 23, 1959". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 133. CHUM. - ^ Nat King Cole - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, November 21, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, December 23, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Please Love Me Forever – Bobby Vinton". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Just as Much as Ever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Easy Listening", Billboard, February 17, 1968. p. 60. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 10, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, February 24, 1968. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Top Non-Rock", Record World, February 17, 1968. p. 37. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Juke Box Top 25", Record World, February 3, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 25, February 17, 1968. Accessed October 11, 2015