"My Cup Runneth Over" is the title track of the 1967 album of the same name by

Ed Ames Edmund Dantes Urick (July 9, 1927 – May 21, 2023), known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American pop singer and actor. He was known for playing Mingo in the television series ''Daniel Boone (1964 TV series), Daniel Boone'', and ...

. It was originally written by

Harvey Schmidt Harvey Lester Schmidt (September 12, 1929 – February 28, 2018) was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, ''The Fantasticks'', which ran off ...

and

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for the musical ''I Do! I Do!''

Release

"My Cup Runneth Over" debuted at number 82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on January 21, 1967. It peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on March 25, 1967. It later ranked number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967. In Canada, the song reached number nine on the weekly charts, and number 87 on the year-end chart. Ames performed "My Cup Runneth Over" on ''

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'' on September 24, 1967.

Accolades

At the

10th Annual Grammy Awards The 10th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 29, 1968, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1967. Award winners *Record of the Year ** Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (pro ...

, "My Cup Runneth Over" was nominated for

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without re ...

and Song of the Year.

References

External links

"My Cup Runneth Over"
on

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1967 singles 1967 songs Ed Ames songs RCA Victor singles Songs with music by Harvey Schmidt {{1960s-pop-song-stub