Amnesia (José José song)

"Amnesia"
Single by José José
from the album En las Buenas... y en las Malas
Released 1990
Format Airplay, promo single
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre Latin pop
Length 3:45
Label RCA
Writer(s) Chico Novarro, Dino Ramos
Producer(s) Óscar López
José José singles chronology
"Piel de Azúcar"
(1989)		 "Amnesia"
(1990)		 "Atrapado"
(1990)

"Amnesia" is a song written by Chico Novarro and Dino Ramos, produced by Oscar Lopez and performed by Mexican singer José José.[1] The song was originally recorded by Argentinean singer and composer Chico Novarro in his album Que Salga El Autor, released in 1976, and by Puerto Rican singer, composer and actress Yolandita Monge in her album En Su Intimidad, released in 1978. It was released later as the lead single from José José's album En las Buenas... y en las Malas (1990), and became his fourth number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart.[2]

The song debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 17 in the week of July 7, 1990, climbing to the top ten three weeks later,[3][4] peaking at number one on September 29, 1990, holding this position for one week,[5] replacing "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" by Puerto Rican American singer José Feliciano, and being succeeded at the top by Myriam Hernández's "Peligroso Amor".[6] As part of the Latin Grammy tribute to José José in 2008, Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa performed the song live as a bolero.[7]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[5] 1

References

  1. ↑ "En las Buenas y en las Malas — Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  2. ↑ "José José — Charts & Awards — Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Amnesia — Week of July 07, 1990". Billboard. 1990-07-07. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Amnesia — Week of July 28, 1990". Billboard. 1990-07-28. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Amnesia — Week of September 29, 1990". Billboard. 1990-09-29. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Amnesia — Week of October 6, 1990". Billboard. 1990-09-29. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  7. ↑ "De príncipe a rey". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

Procession and succession

Preceded by
"¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" by José Feliciano		 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one single
September 29, 1990 		Succeeded by
"Peligroso Amor" by Myriam Hernández