"My Cup Runneth Over" is a song originally written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for the musical I Do! I Do!.
It became the title track of the 1967 album My Cup Runneth Over by Ed Ames.
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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. The song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, and was the first No. 1 of Record World's new Top Non-Rock chart, similar to the Easy Listening chart.
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 The Ed Sullivan Show on September 24, 1967.
Accolades
At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards, "My Cup Runneth Over" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.