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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = More, More, More

| cover = More, More, More.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Andrea True Connection

| album = More, More, More

| B-side = More, More, More (Part 2)

| released = February 1976

| recorded = Late 1975

| studio = Media Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios, New York City

| venue =

| genre = Disco

| length =

| label = Buddah

| writer = Gregg Diamond

| producer = Gregg Diamond

| prev_title = Keep It Up Longer

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Party Line

| next_year = 1976

| misc =

}}

"'More, More, More'" is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American disco artist Andrea True (credited to her recording project "Andrea True Connection"). It was released in February 1976 and became her signature track and one of the most popular songs of the disco era. In the U.S., it reached number four on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and spent three weeks at number three on the 'Cashbox' chart in July of that year. In Canada, it was a number-one hit.

The song was originally recorded in Jamaica where True, a porn star, had been appearing in a television commercial. An attempted coup prevented her from leaving the country with her wages from the commercial, so True called on Gregg Diamond to come to Jamaica, write the song and record it with her and other studio musicians which formed the backbone of the "Connection" project.

Buddah Records originally released the song only to discos in the winter of 1975/1976. The popularity of "More, More, More" was immense. Widespread listener interest convinced Buddah to release the single commercially in the spring. The song rose to number four on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number twenty three on the soul singles chart. The single was a successful disco hit peaking at number two. Overseas, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Background



While visiting the Caribbean in 1975, Diamond began work on compositions that would ultimately evolve into "More, More, More". In need of a vocalist for the composition, Diamond opted to invite a 32-year-old Andrea True to perform vocals. Diamond had recently met True and decided to have her perform vocals in part due to her career as an adult film actor. At the time, True had recently recorded a commercial in Jamaica, although she was unable to return to the United States due to a government ban on asset transfers. As a result, True opted to invest her money in a studio demonstration of a song she had been working on. Recorded in 1976, these compositions of Diamond and True's ultimately resulted in "More, More, More". When asked about True's limited vocal ability, Diamond commented: "[Y]ou can do marvelous things with tape delay."

Track listings and formats



* '7" vinyl'

# "More, More, More" (Part 1)  3:02

# "More, More, More" (Part 2)  6:15

Credits and personnel



Credits and personnel are adapted from the 'More, More, More' album liner notes.

* Andrea True vocals

* Gregg Diamond percussion, piano, producer, arrangement

* Godfrey Diamond drums, engineering

* Steve Love guitar

* Jim Gregory bass

* Enrique Moore saxophone

* James Smart trumpet

* David Whittman engineering

* George Raymond engineering

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Certifications and sales



Bananarama version



{{Infobox song

| name = More, More, More

| cover = Banana_mmm.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bananarama

| album = Please Yourself

| B-side = Give It All Up for Love

| released = March 8, 1993

| recorded = January 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Dance-pop

| length =

* 3:07

* 3:21 (Dave Ford Single Mix)

| label = London

| writer =

* Gregg Diamond

* Sara Dallin

* Keren Woodward

* Mike Stock

* Pete Waterman

| producer =

* Mike Stock

* Pete Waterman

| prev_title = Last Thing on My Mind

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = I Found Love

| next_year = 1995

| misc =

}}

"'More, More, More'" was covered in 1993 by English group Bananarama for their sixth album, 'Please Yourself'. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman of Stock Aitken Waterman fame. Their version retained 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.

Bananarama's single version (which was remixed from their album version) climbed to number 24 in the UK singles chart. It also peaked at number 8 in Portugal, number 16 in Ireland and number 65 in Germany. 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.

Critical reception

Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Bananarama retrofits it cunningly to early '90s house vibes and just like that, Bananarama have convincingly recast the song as their own." Music writer James Masterton" deemed it "a fairly faithful cover". He added, "With the 70s disco revival well underway it is a timely release and may yet see Sarah and Keren scaling the heights of Love In The First Degree again, surely amongst the greatest moments of 1980s pop."

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Saffie Ashtiany. It features Bananarama performing the song and dancing (in one of their few unchoreographed videos) in a cabaret-style club with several male dancers backing them up. The video was published on YouTube in September 2017.

Track listings



* 'UK CD 1 single'

# "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) 3:24

# "Love in the First Degree" 3:31

# "I Want You Back" 3:47

# "I Heard a Rumour" 3:24

* 'UK CD 2 single'

# "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) 3:24

# "More, More, More" (12-inch mix) 5:18

# "Give It All Up for Love" 3:57

# "More, More, More" (I Can't Techno More Mix) 5:01

Charts



Rachel Stevens version



Former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens covered "More More More" for the re-released version of her debut album, 'Funky Dory' (2004), and released it as the final single from that album. Released on October 4, 2004, Stevens' version reached number three in the UK, outplacing all of the previous versions of the track, and also reached number five in Ireland. The song was featured in an advertising campaign for Sky Sports' football coverage for the 20042005 season and in adverts for sofa retailer ScS.

Track listings

'UK CD1'

# "More, More, More" (single mix) 2:47

# "Shoulda Thought of That" (Howard New, Lucie Silvas) 3:14

'UK CD2'

# "More, More, More" (single mix) 2:47

# "Fools" ('Princess Diaries 2' version) 3:13

# "More, More, More" (The Sharp Boys Sky's the Limit Club Remix) 7:43

# "More, More, More" (video enhancement)

Charts

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Year-end charts



Samplings



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".Brunner, Rob. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,270509,00.html "'Steal' this hook"]. 'Entertainment Weekly', issue 501, page 69. September 3, 1999. Retrieved October 2, 2008.

In popular culture



The Andrea True Connection's version of "More, More, More" has appeared in Whit Stillman's movie The Last Days Of Disco (1998) during scenes between Alice (Chloe Sevigny) and Tom (Robert Sean Leonard) at the disco and then back at Tom's place. The song is part of the movie's soundtrack album.

The Andrea True Connection's version of "More, More, More" has appeared in two episodes of 'The Simpsons'. In the 2003 episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", after Moe Szyslak kidnaps David Byrne (who guest-starred in the episode as himself), a parody version of the song plays on the radio featuring Moe singing, "Moe, Moe, Moe! How do you like me? How do you like me? Moe, Moe, Moe! Why don't you like me? Nobody likes me!" The song is credited to "The Moe Szyslak Connection". The song also appears in the episode "Sweets and Sour Marge", where Disco Stu plays the song after "snorting" lines of sugar.

"More, More, More" also appears in the documentary 'Inside Deep Throat.' The song appeared in the 2002 film 'Dahmer' during a nightclub montage. In 2006, the song appeared in 'Click' and was used during one of the flashback scenes. On the show 'The King of Queens', the episode "High Def Jam" opened with Doug Heffernan singing a parody version, "Doug, Doug, Doug". The song was featured in 'American Dad!', Season 3, Episode 2, "Meter Made". The late professional wrestler Larry Sweeney formerly used the song as his entrance theme.

Stevens' version of the song is used in adverts for the UK sofa company ScS. A version of the song by Dagny was used by Target in a commercial campaign introducing its line of new products in the fall of 2017.

Andrea True Connection's version appears in a 2004 commercial for New York & Company and 2019 commercial for Applebee's.

Save-On-Foods, a popular chain of grocery stores owned by the Jim Pattison Group of British Columbia, Canada used a chorus sample in their television and radio commercials in the late 2000s. This was to promote their in-house rewards program known as Save-On-More rewards. Later shortened to More Rewards.

"More, More, More" is also used in the 2022 animated movie 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' when Gru is strapped to a literal spinning record needle that plays the song on loop at maximum volume.

Television appearances



In 1976, The Andrea True Connection sang "More More More", "Party Line", and "Fill Me Up (Heart to Heart)" live on 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert'. The single was used by HBO to promote their series 'Sex in the City' and later in a parody of that promo for 'The Chris Rock Show', which featured rapper Biz Markie on the lead vocals. True's "More More More" also appeared on 'American Bandstand' and on 'Top of the Pops', as well as on the German TV shows 'Musikladen' and 'Disco'.

References




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