Amore scusami

"Amore scusami"
Single by John Foster
B-side"Dedicata a Paola"
ReleasedApril 1964
GenrePop
LabelStyle
SongwritersGino Mescoli, Vito Pallavicini
John Foster singles chronology
"Ed ora insegnami"
(1964)		 "Amore scusami"
(1964)		 "Io e te"
(1964)
"My Love, Forgive Me"
Single by Robert Goulet
from the album My Love, Forgive Me
B-side"I'd Rather Be Rich"
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1964
Recorded1964
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:47
LabelColumbia 4-43131
SongwritersGino Mescoli, Vito Pallavicini, Sydney Lee
ProducerErnie Altschuler
Robert Goulet singles chronology
"Too Good"
(1964)		 "My Love, Forgive Me"
(1964)		 "I Never Got To Paris"
(1965)

"Amore scusami" is a 1964 song composed by Gino Mescoli and Vito Pallavicini. 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:

"Amore scusami" was adapted in French by Dalida "Amore scusami" was adapted in English as "My Love, Forgive Me" by Sydney Lee and was recorded by:

Track listing

7" single – STMS 588
  1. "Amore scusami" (Gino Mescoli, Vito Pallavicini)
  2. "Dedicata a Paola" (Bruno Lauzi, Maggiorino Icardi, Elio Isola)

Charts

Chart (1964–65) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF) 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 12
Brazil (IBOPE) 1
Italy (Musica e dischi) 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Foster – Amore scusami". ultratop.be.
  2. 1 2 3 Dario Salvatori (2001). "Amore scusami". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle u, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
  3. ↑ Ernesto Bassignano. "Foster, John". Gino Castaldo (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 105.
  5. ↑ "RPM Top 40&5 Singles - January 11, 1965" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 10 July 1965.
  8. ↑ "March 27, 1965" (PDF). Cashbox.
  9. ↑ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.