Amnesia (José José song)

"Amnesia" is a ballad written by Chico Novarro and co-written by Dino Ramos, produced by Óscar López and co-produced by Daniel Freiberg and performed by Mexican singer José José.[1] The song was originally recorded by Argentinean singer-songwriter 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]

"Amnesia"
Single by José José
from the album En las Buenas... y en las Malas
Released	1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Latin pop · Latin ballad
Length	3:45
Label	BMG Ariola
Songwriter(s)	Chico Novarro · Dino Ramos
Producer(s)	Óscar López · Daniel Freiberg
José José singles chronology
"Piel de Azúcar" (1989) "Amnesia" (1990) "Atrapado" (1990)

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-songwriter 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] </ref>

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

References

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