"More Today Than Yesterday" is a song written by Pat Upton and performed by Spiral Starecase, of which Upton was the lead vocalist. The song was produced by Sonny Knight and arranged by Al Capps.

Background

The principal idea of the song was made famous at the turn of the 20th century in a poem by Rosemonde Gérard, the wife of the poet and playwright Edmond Rostand (Cyrano de Bergerac).

Chart performance

It reached No. 1 on the KHJ Boss Radio survey, No. 6 in Canada, No. 7 on the Cashbox Top 100, and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. It was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart. The song was featured on their 1969 album, More Today Than Yesterday. It ranked No. 50 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969.

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