Unable to return to the United States due to a government ban on asset transfers, she opted to invest the money in a studio recording to advance her career as a singer.

True called on Gregg Diamond to come to Jamaica and record it with her and other studio musicians, which formed the backbone of the "Connection" project.

[3] Although Diamond is officially credited as the sole author of the track, True has claimed that she wrote the song's lyrics, while he composed the music.

[4] When asked about True's limited vocal ability, Diamond commented: "[Y]ou can do marvelous things with tape delay.

"[3] The original take of the song was first released in Jamaica by Federal Records in 1975, after True and Diamond, having run out of money and unable to pay session musicians for their work, handed in the master tapes to them.

Widespread listener interest convinced Buddah to release the single commercially in May, newly remastered by Tom Moulton.

It was also performed on American Bandstand and on Top of the Pops, as well as on the West German TV shows Musikladen and Disco.

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.

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.

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.

English singer Rachel Stevens recorded a cover of "More, More, More" for a reissue of her debut album, Funky Dory (2004).

The song was featured in an advertising campaign for Sky Sports' football coverage for the 2004–2005 season and in adverts for sofa retailer ScS.

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".

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.