Amado Mio
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"Amado Mio" | ||||
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Single by Grace Jones | ||||
from the album Bulletproof Heart | ||||
B-side | "Crack Attack" | |||
Released | April 1990 | |||
Format | 7", 12", CD | |||
Genre | House | |||
Length | 5:20 (album version) 4:01 (radio edit) |
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Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts | |||
Producer(s) | Jonathan Elias | |||
Grace Jones singles chronology | ||||
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File:CaCa Bleu (Snaps) "Amado Mio på Mallorca" 2010.jpg
"Amado Mio" was performed regularly 2009-2013 by CabarEng in Stockholm as a tourist parody, here underground at the Lillienhoff Palace in 2010.
"Amado Mio" is a song from the classic 1946 film noir Gilda, written by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts. The piece was lip-synched by Rita Hayworth and sung by Anita Kert Ellis.
Grace Jones's rendition of the song on her 1989 album Bulletproof Heart is the most well known. It served as its second and the last single,[clarification needed] released in 1990. A special "Brazilian Mix" of "Amado Mio" was produced to promote the single, which was later available on the 2004 CD re-issue of Bulletproof Heart. The song charted low on European charts, despite being promoted live on various occasions. In the US, the single was a double A-side with "Crack Attack", and became a significant dance hit.
Contents
Grace Jones track listing
- 7" Single
- A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix – Radio Edit) – 3:45
- B. "Amado Mio" (LP Version – Radio Edit) – 4:02
- 12" Single
- A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24
- B1. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16
- B2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08
- U.S. 12" Single
- A1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:23
- A2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08
- B1. "Crack Attack" (The Don't Do It Mix) – 6:16
- B2. "Crack Attack" (LP Version) – 5:20
- CD Single
- "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24
- "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16
- "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08
Grace Jones chart performance
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Germany[1] | 83 |
Italy[2] | 38 |
United Kingdom[3] | 96 |
United States (Hot Dance Club Songs)[4] | 11 |
Other cover versions
- Pink Martini covered the song on their 1997 album Sympathique.
- Finnish singer Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen also covered the song.