"Amor" is a popular

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 song

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The music was written by Gabriel Ruiz

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, the original Spanish

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 lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez

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, with English

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 lyrics written by Sunny Skylar

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Sunny Skylar was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born Selig Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York. As a singer, he appeared with a number of big bands, including those led by Ben Bernie, Paul Whiteman, Abe Lyman, George Hall and Vincent Lopez...

. The original title and opening line "Amor, Amor, Amor" became "More and more Amor" in the English version. The song was published in 1943

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The two biggest-selling versions in the United States

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 were recorded by Bing Crosby

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 and Andy Russell

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Andy Russell was an American popular vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music.He was born Andrés Rabago Pérez in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. He was one of ten children born to parents who were Mexican immigrants of Spanish descent...

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The recording by Bing Crosby

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 was released by Decca Records

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 as catalog number

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 18608. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 29, 1944, and lasted 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. The flip side was "Long Ago (and Far Away)

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," which also charted, making this a two-sided hit.

The recording by Andy Russell

Andy Russell (singer)

Andy Russell was an American popular vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music.He was born Andrés Rabago Pérez in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. He was one of ten children born to parents who were Mexican immigrants of Spanish descent...

 was released by Capitol Records

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 as catalog number 156. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 25, 1944, and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5.

Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias

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has recorded the original Spanish version.