"Amore scusami" is a 1964 song composed by Gino Mescoli and

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. The song premiered at the Un disco per l'estate music festival with a performance of John Foster, and then got an immediate commercial success, peaking at third place on the Italian hit parade and remaining in the top ten for five months.

Background

The song portrays the crisis of a sentimental relationship, and it is regarded as an innovation for the Italian music of the time for its realistic lyrics and for the absence of pathetic and pitiful tones.

Cover Versions

It was later covered by numerous artists, including:Ernesto Bassignano. "Foster, John". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. * Rita Pavone *

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(Armenian Jazz singer) * Andre Hazes (Dutch Singer) "Amore scusami" was adapted in French by

"Amore scusami" was adapted in English as "My Love, Forgive Me" by Sydney Lee and was recorded by: * Robert Goulet whose 1964 recording peaked at number sixteen on the Hot 100, number three on the Middle-of-the-Road Singles chart, and number 22 in Canada. *

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Track listing

; 7" single – STMS 588 # "Amore scusami" (Gino Mescoli,

) # "Dedicata a Paola" (

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, Maggiorino Icardi, Elio Isola)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1964 singles Italian songs 1964 songs Songs with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini