Amado Mio

"Amado Mio"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Bulletproof Heart
Released April 1990
Format CD single (and 7" vinyl)
Genre House
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
Producer Jonathan Elias
Grace Jones singles chronology
"Love on Top of Love"
(1989)		 "Amado Mio"
(1989)		 "7 Day Weekend"
(1992)

"Amado Mio" is a song from the classic 1946 film noir Gilda, written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher. The piece was mimed by Rita Hayworth and sung by Anita Kert Ellis.

The song served as the second single from Grace Jones' 1989 album Bulletproof Heart. In the US, the single was a double A-side with "Crack Attack". Pink Martini covered the song on their 1997 album Sympathique.

Chart performance

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 11
Germany[1] 83
UK Singles Chart[2] 96

Track listings

US Vinyl, 12" (V-15551)[3]

  1. Amado Mio (The Brazilian Mix) (6:23)
  2. Amado Mio (The 28th St. Crew Dub) (7:08)
  3. Crack Attack (The Don't Do It Mix) (6:16)
  4. Crack Attack (The Don't Do It Mix) (5:23)

EU Vinyl, 12" (060-20 3759 6)[3]

  1. Amado Mio (The Brazilian Mix) (6:23)
  2. Amado Mio Amado Mio (The 28th St. Crew Club) (6:16)
  3. Amado Mio (The 28th St. Crew Dub) (7:08)

IT Vinyl, 7", Promo(06 2037597) [4]

  1. Amado Mio (The Brazilian Mix - Radio Edit)
  2. Amado Mio (LP Version - Radio Edit)

UK 12" single (12CL571)

  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) - 6:23
  2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Club Mix) - 6:00
  3. "Crack Attack" (The Don't Do It Mix)
  4. "Crack Attack"

GE CD single (560203759)

  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) - 6:23
  2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Club Mix) - 6:00
  3. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Dub Mix) - 7:00

UK 12" promo (12CLDJ571)

  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) - 6:23
  2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Club Mix) - 6:00
  3. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Dub Mix) - 7:00

UK 7" single(CL571)

  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) - 6:23
  2. "Amado Mio"

UK CD single(CDCL571)

  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) - 6:23
  2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Club Mix) - 6:00
  3. "Amado Mio" (The 28th Street Crew Dub Mix) - 7:00

References

  1. ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/JONES%2C+GRACE/single
  2. ^ Chart Stats - Grace Jones - Amado Mio
  3. ^ a b Grace Jones - Amado Mio
  4. ^ Grace Jones - Amado Mio
Grace Jones
Studio albums
Portfolio (1977)  · Fame (1978)  · Muse (1979)  · Warm Leatherette (1980)  · Nightclubbing (1981)  · Living My Life (1982)  · Slave to the Rhythm (1985)  · Inside Story (1986)  · Bulletproof Heart (1989)  · Hurricane (2008)
Compilations
Island Life (1985)  · The Ultimate (1993)  · Island Life 2 (1996)  · Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1998)  · 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones (2003)  · The Universal Masters Collection (2003)  · The Collection (2004)  · The Grace Jones Story (2006)  · Colour Collection (2006)  · The Ultimate Collection (2006)
Singles
"I Need a Man"  · "Sorry"  · "La Vie en rose"  · "Do or Die"  · "On Your Knees"  · "A Rolling Stone"  · "Love Is the Drug"  · "Private Life"  · "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"  · "Breakdown"  · "Demolition Man"  · "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  · "Pull Up to the Bumper"  · "Feel Up"  · "Walking in the Rain"  · "Nipple to the Bottle"  · "The Apple Stretching"  · "My Jamaican Guy"  · "Living My Life"  · "Cry Now, Laugh Later"  · "Slave to the Rhythm"  · "Jones the Rhythm"  · "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)"  · "Party Girl"  · "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"  · "Crush"  · "Love on Top of Love"  · "Amado Mio"  · "7 Day Weekend"  · "Evilmainya"  · "Sexdrive"  · "Love Bites"  · "Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)"  · "Corporate Cannibal"  · "Williams' Blood"  · "Love You to Life"
Filmography
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