"Amor", also known as "Amor Amor" and "Amor Amor Amor" is a

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. The music was written by Gabriel Ruiz, the original

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lyrics by

Ricardo López Méndez Ricardo López Méndez (7 February 1903 – 28 December 1989) was a Mexican poet and song lyricist. He was born in Izamal, Yucatán (state), Yucatán. He became director of the Public Library and an advisor to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor of Y ...

, with

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lyrics written by Sunny Skylar. The song was published in

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

Versions

The two biggest-selling versions in the United States were recorded by

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

and Andy Russell. The recording by

was recorded on February 17, 1944 for

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as catalog number 18608. It first reached the

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Best Seller chart on June 29, 1944, and lasted 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. The flip side was "

Long Ago (and Far Away) "Long Ago (and Far Away)" is a popular song with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics about nostalgia by Ira Gershwin from the 1944 Technicolor film musical ''Cover Girl'' starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly and released by Columbia Pictures. The ...

", which also charted, making this a two-sided hit. The recording by Andy Russell was released by

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as catalog number 156. It first reached the

Best Seller chart on May 25, 1944, and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. In 1944,

Dale Evans Dale Evans Rogers (born Frances Octavia Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Early life Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on Oc ...

performed the song in the film ''

Lights of Old Santa Fe ''Lights of Old Santa Fe'' is a 1944 American Western Musical film directed by Frank McDonald with a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Bob Williams. The film stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Plot A rodeo owner struggles to make her show a succes ...

''. Years later in 1949, the song was recorded by

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and his orchestra in collaboration with Victoria Cordova and

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for

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. In 1961, American soul singer

Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later i ...

covered the song, and it appears on his album ''

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''. It was released as a single and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the

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recorded a disco version in 1977. In 1978, the German Schlager singer

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released a German version with lyrics written by Michael Marian. In 1982,

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...

covered the original Spanish language song on his album '' Momentos'' (1982). It was released as a single from the album. In that year, he also recorded French,

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and

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versions of his albums in these languages. In 2001,

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

covered the song, which was released as the lead single from his album ''

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'' (2001). The song peaked at #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart. It served as the main theme for the Mexican telenovela ''

El Manantial ''El Manantial'' (English: ''The Spring'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 2001. On Monday, October 1, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''El Manantial'' weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing ''Sin pec ...

''.

Film appearances

*1944 ''

Broadway Rhythm ''Broadway Rhythm'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as ''Broadway Melody of 1944'' to follow MGM's ''Broadway Melody' ...

'' and ''

''. *1949

Maytime in Mayfair ''Maytime in Mayfair'' is a 1949 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Nicholas Phipps, and Tom Walls. It was a follow up to ''Spring in Park Lane''. The film was one of the most popula ...

*1959 This Earth Is Mine - sung in Spanish by an uncredited male singer. *1997

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Andy Russell sang a mixture of English and Spanish in the 1946 film Breakfast in Hollywood.

References

1943 songs 1961 singles 1982 singles 2001 singles Ben E. King songs Bing Crosby songs Luis Miguel songs Julio Iglesias songs Warner Music Latina singles Telenovela theme songs Song recordings produced by Luis Miguel Songs written by Sunny Skylar {{1940s-pop-song-stub