"Amado Mio" is a song from the classic 1946

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and sung by

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. Grace Jones's rendition of the song on her 1989 album ''

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'' was released as a single in a special "Brazilian Mix" in 1990. It became a significant dance hit in the US.

Grace Jones version

In 1989 Grace Jones recorded a version of the song on her album ''

''. A special "Brazilian Mix" of "Amado Mio" was produced by

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and served as second single of the album, released in 1990. This mix was later available on the 2004 CD re-issue of ''Bulletproof Heart''. The mix charted low on European charts, despite being promoted live on various occasions. In the US, the single was a double A-side with "Crack Attack", and became a significant dance hit.

Track listing

*7" single :A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix – radio edit) – 3:45 :B. "Amado Mio" (LP version – radio edit) – 4:02 *12" single :A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24 :B1. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16 :B2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08 *US 12" single :A1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:23 :A2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08 :B1. "Crack Attack" (The Don't Do It Mix) – 6:16 :B2. "Crack Attack" (LP version) – 5:20 *CD single # "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24 # "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16 # "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08

Chart performance

Other cover versions

* In the 1940s the song was recorded several times such as by

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(released in June 1946), Italian singer

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(1947 in Italian) and Czech singer Jiřina Salačová (1947). In 1989, the song was recorded by the famous Spanish actress and singer

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covered the song on their 1997 album ''

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''. This version was used in the Mexican movie ''

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''. * Finnish singer Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen also covered the song. * Kurdish singer Homer Dzayi also covered the song in 2019 under the title ''Layla Paul Malak''. * Hungarian singers Katalin Karády and Márta Záray also covered the song, with a romantic, but very different lyrics.

In media

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, the song is played by

References

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