"Innamorata" is a song written in 1955. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Jack Brooks.

Background

It was written for the 1955

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'' and Dean Martin sang it while rubbing sun oil into

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's back. Shirley MacLaine reprised the song in comedy fashion. In Italian, the word ''innamorata'' means "in love".

Chart performance

The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by Dean Martin (issued as Capitol Records catalog number 3352), reaching number 27 on the '' Billboard'' chart in 1956.

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also had a major recording ( Columbia Records catalog number 40634) of the song in the same year, which peaked at number 30. More recently, Vale was interviewed by a

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user about the song, and had this to say about the way his version was recorded: On the '' Cashbox'' magazine Best-Selling Records chart, which combined all versions of the song, it reached position number 17.

Popular culture

The song is used in the comedy film ''

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References

{{authority control Songs with lyrics by Jack Brooks (lyricist) Songs with music by Harry Warren Songs written for films 1955 songs 1956 singles Dean Martin songs Jerry Vale songs