"Am I That Easy to Forget" |
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Single by Carl Belew |
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B-side | "Such Is Life" |
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Released | 1959 |
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Recorded | 1959 |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 2:25 |
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Label | Decca |
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Songwriter(s) | Country Johnny Mathis |
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Producer(s) | Peter Sullivan |
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Carl Belew singles chronology |
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"My Baby's Not Here (In Town Tonight)" (1958) | "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1959) | "Cool Gator Shoes" (1959) | |
"Am I That Easy to Forget" |
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Single by Debbie Reynolds |
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B-side | "Ask Me to Go Steady" |
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Released | December 1959 |
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Recorded | 1959 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 2:18 |
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Label | Dot |
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Songwriter(s) | Country Johnny Mathis |
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Producer(s) | Peter Sullivan |
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Debbie Reynolds singles chronology |
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"It Started With a Kiss" (1959) | "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1959) | "City Lights" (1960) | |
"Am I That Easy to Forget" |
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck |
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from the album The Last Waltz |
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B-side | "Pretty Ribbon" |
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Released | 1967 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 3:05 |
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Label | Parrot |
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Songwriter(s) | Country Johnny Mathis |
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Producer(s) | Peter Sullivan |
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Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology |
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"Am I That Easy to Forget" is a popular song written by country music singer Country Johnny Mathis who later sold the publishing rights (not the copyright) to W.S. Stevenson and published in 1958. Carl Belew recorded his song in Nashville on December 17, 1958, and released the single in March 1959, when it reached number nine on the U.S. country music chart. Other country music artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include Skeeter Davis (#11 country, 1960), Ernest Tubb (1960), Jerry Wallace (1962), Gene Vincent (1966), George Jones (1967), Patti Page (1968), Ann-Margret & Lee Hazlewood (1969), Jim Reeves (#12 country, 1973) and Prairie Oyster (1991).
In 1960, the singer and actress Debbie Reynolds recorded a version that reached number 25 on the U.S. pop chart. The highest charting version of the song on the U.S. pop chart was recorded by the singer Engelbert Humperdinck on August 11, 1967. Released as a single in late 1967[1] from his album The Last Waltz,[2] it reached number 18 on the Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart in early 1968.[3] Humperdinck's version was also a big hit in the United Kingdom, where it spent two weeks at number three on the UK Singles Chart,[4] as well as in Ireland, where it spent three weeks at number one on the Irish Singles Chart. Humperdinck himself recorded a special version for Italy, in Italian, entitled "Dimenticarti non potrei" ("I couldn't forget you"). Petula Clark recorded the song in French as "Tu Reviendras Vers Ta Maison" ("You Will Come Back to Your Home") and Leon Russell recorded the song as "Hank Wilson" in 1973.
Carl Belew
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 9 |
Skeeter Davis
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
Debbie Reynolds
Esther Phillips
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
US Billboard Bubbling Under-Hot Singles | 12 |
Engelbert Humperdinck
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 1 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 18 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
Jim Reeves
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 12 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio) | 15 |
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See also
References
- ^ "KGB, San Diego, CA - Survey for week of Wednesday December 20, 1967". Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "(Humperdinck)". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6th ed.). Billboard Publications.
- ^ "(Humperdinck)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Debbie Reynolds Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Debbie Reynolds Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Engelbert Humperdinck". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989, Songs A-B". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Engelbert Humperdinck: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Engelbert Humperdinck Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Engelbert Humperdinck Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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