Single:
More Than I Can Say entered the Australian singles chart* on 25 August 1980 and peaked at #1. It was #10 on the Top 100 of 1980.
Album:
The song is on Living in a Fantasy which entered the Australian albums chart* on 6 October 1980 and peaked at #12.
Songwriters:
Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison
Producer:
Alan Tarney
Record label of Australian release:
Chrysalis
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS SONG BELOW – More Than I Can Say by Bobby Vee
Songfacts:
While Sayer’s version is the best known, the song was originally written and recorded by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison in 1959. Curtis and Allison were both members of Buddy Holly’s band, the Crickets. It was also covered by Bobby Vee in 1961.
Sayer was looking for an “oldie” for his 1980 album Living in a Fantasy when he heard Bobby Vee’s version and decided to record it himself.
The lyrics are an impassioned plea for love and a second chance from someone who is being left behind in a relationship.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/leo-sayer/more-than-i-can-say
Lyrics:
Whoa, whoa
Yeah, yeah
I love you more than I can say
I’ll love you twice as much tomorrow
Whoa-oh
Love you more than I can say
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BONUS
Bobby Vee’s 1961 recording of More Than I Can Say
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