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Producteur | Jack Brooks, Harry Warren |
Label | Capitol |
That's Amore est une chanson écrite par Harry Warren et Jack Brooks pour que Dean Martin la chante dans le film Amour, Délices et Golf (The Caddy), sorti en 1953[1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9].
Dans son ouvrage Dean et moi[10], Jerry Lewis, son partenaire dans le film, écrit avoir payé 30 000 dollars à Harry Warren et Jack Brooks pour composer une chanson à succès pour Dean. Il confesse ne jamais lui avoir avoué cette demande[11].
Au début, Dean Martin n'aimait pas cette chanson. Il ne voulait même pas l'enregistrer[12],[13].
La chanson s'est vendu à plus de 3 millions d'exemplaires[2]. C'était le premier Disque d'or de Dean Martin[13].
La chanson a été nommée pour l'Oscar de la meilleure chanson originale[14] de 1953, mais a perdu face à Secret Love (musique : Sammy Fain, paroles : Paul Francis Webster), interprétée dans le film La Blonde du Far-West (Calamity Jane) par Doris Day.
« Although Martin thought the song was ridiculous and did not want to record it, he debuted it in the movie The Caddy and the single went to number two on the Billboard charts. The Americans liked such silly gimmick songs because Italians, more than any other ethnic group, seemed to correspond to favorite stereotypes of ... »
« In 1953 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made a film called The Caddy, which includes a famous scene of Jerry rollerskating through a china shop. Jerry had told the songwriter Harry Warren that in order to retain the balance, he must write a big hit song for Dean in the film. He and a Liverpoolborn composer, Jack Brooks, wrote an Italian novelty, 'That's Amore'. Dean thought the song was an insult – he hated the cod-Italian of 'When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, That's amore.' The lyric had been written by a Russian Scouser who had moved to Hollywood, and as Jack Brooks was sensitive about his own background, the last thing he would have done was insult Dino. Indeed, it's a great line and the song was ideal for him – and Jerry. »