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{{Infobox album
| name = Cha Cha de Amor
| type = studio
| artist = [[Dean Martin]]
| cover = Dean_Martin_-_Cha_Cha_de_Amor.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 5, 1962
| recorded = December 18–20, 1961, 1750 N. Vine Street, [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], [[United States of America]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Vocal jazz]], [[traditional pop]], {{nowrap|[[Cha-cha-chá (music)|cha-cha-chá]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qE-LBAAAQBAJ&dq=Dean+Martin+Cha+Cha+de+Amor+Latin+pop&pg=PA121 ''Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes [2 volumes]'' by Ilan Stavans. Page 121]</ref>}} [[Latin jazz]]
| length = 30:29
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer = [[Dave Cavanaugh]]
| prev_title = [[French Style]]
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = [[Dino Latino]]
| next_year = 1962
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r422139|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[New Record Mirror]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= Watson |first= Jimmy |date=30 March 1963 |title=Dean Martin: ''Cha Cha De Amor'' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/record-mirror-1963-03-30-s-ocr.pdf |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |issue=107 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412130452/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/record-mirror-1963-03-30-s-ocr.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''''Cha Cha de Amor''''' is an [[album]] consisting of the last tracks recorded by [[Dean Martin]] for Capitol Records, released in 1962. After recording these sessions, Martin joined [[Frank Sinatra]]'s [[Reprise Records]] label. This album's songs were recorded between December 18 and December 20 of 1961. ''Cha Cha de Amor'' was released on November 5, 1962 (see [[1962 in music]]). The backing orchestra was conducted and arranged by [[Nelson Riddle]]. The album consists of twelve songs built upon an "authentic Afro-Cuban rhythm section."

== Track listing ==

=== LP ===
Capitol Records Catalog Number (S)<ref>The optional 'S' indicates a stereo recording)</ref> T-1702 |

==== Side A ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track ||Song Title ||Written By ||Recording Date ||Session Information ||Time
|-
| 1. ||"[[Somebody Loves You (1932 song)|Somebody Loves You]]" ||[[Peter deRose]] and [[Charles Tobias]] ||December 20, 1961 ||Session 10427; Master 36948 ||2:34
|-
| 2. ||"[[My One and Only Love]]" ||[[Guy Wood]] and [[Robert Mellin]] ||December 19, 1961 ||Session 10419; Master 36921 ||2:29
|-
| 3. ||"[[Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)]]" ||[[Edmund Goulding]] and [[Elsie Janis]] ||December 18, 1961 ||Session 10417; Master 36853 ||2:25
|-
| 4. ||"[[I Wish You Love (song)|I Wish You Love]]" ||[[Charles Trenet]] and Albert Askew Beach ||December 19, 1961 ||Session 10419; Master 36922 ||2:24
|-
| 5. ||"[[Maladie d'amour (song)|Cha Cha Cha D'Amour (Melodie d'Amour)]]" ||[[Leo Johns]] and [[Henri Salvador]] ||December 18, 1961 ||Session 10417; Master 36854 ||2:18
|-
| 6. ||"[[A Hundred Years from Today]]" ||[[Victor Young]], [[Joe Young (lyricist)|Joseph Young]] and [[Ned Washington]] ||December 20, 1961 ||Session 10427; Master 36949 ||2:41
|-
|}

==== Side B ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track ||Song Title ||Written By ||Recording Date ||Session Information ||Time
|-
| 1. ||"I Love You Much Too Much" ||[[Don Raye]], [[Alex Olshanetsky]] and [[Chaim Towber]] ||December 19, 1961 ||Session 10419; Master 36898 ||2:33
|-
| 2. ||"[[(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons]]" ||[[William 'Pat' Best]] and [[Deek Watson]]<ref>One Internet resource (href="http://nfo.net/cal/tb3.html) asserts that William Best sued for and was awarded full author credits for this song.</ref> ||December 20, 1961 ||Session 10427; Master 36947 ||2:21
|-
| 3. ||"Let Me Love You Tonight" ||[[René Touzet]] and [[Mitchell Parish]] ||December 20, 1961 ||Session 10419; Master 36899 ||2:21
|-
| 4. ||"[[Amor (1943 song)|Amor]]" ||[[Gabriel Ruiz (songwriter)|Gabriel Ruíz]] and [[Sunny Skylar]] ||December 18, 1961 ||Session 10417; Master 36879 ||3:10
|-
| 5. ||"Two Loves Have I ||[[Vincent Scotto]], Georges Koger, Henri Eugene Vantard, Jack Murray and Barry Trivers ||December 18, 1961 ||Master 36887 ||2:09
|-
| 6. ||"If Love Is Good To Me" ||[[Fritz Spielmann (composer)|Fred Spielman]] and [[Redd Evans]] ||December 20, 1961 ||Session 10427; Master 36946 ||3:04
|-
|}

=== Compact Disc ===
1997 EMI/Capitol combined ''Cha Cha de Amor'' with ''Dino: Italian Love Songs'' (also from 1962). Catalog Number 7243 8 55393 2 9.

====2005 [[Collectors' Choice Music]] reissue added four more tracks to the twelve tracks on the original Capitol LP. Catalog Number WWCCM06062.====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track ||Song Title ||Written By ||Recording Date ||Session Information ||Time
|-
| 1. ||"Vieni Su (Say You Love Me, Too!)" ||Johnny Cola ||March 3, 1950 ||Session 1451; Master 4874-5 ||2:40
|-
| 2. ||"I Passed Your House Tonight" ||Lew Spence and [[Don Raye]] ||April 8, 1952 ||Session 2567; Master 9937-3 ||2:56
|-
| 3. ||"Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma'am!" ||Hank Penny ||July 31, 1950 ||Session 1870; Master 6469-4 ||2:49
|-
| 4. ||"The Peddler's Serenade" ||Jimmy Eaton, J.J. Corvo and Paul McGrane ||July 31, 1950 ||Session 1870; Master 6470-4 ||2:47
|-
|}

== Personnel ==
* Dean Martin: Vocals
* Nelson Riddle: Leader
* Sol Klein: Contractor
* [[Al Hendrickson|Alton R. 'Al' Hendrickson]]: Guitar (Sessions 10419 and 10427)
* Tony Reyes: Bass
* Fred O. Aguirre: Drums
* Carlos Mejia: Drums
* Ramon R. Rivera: Drums
* [[Eddie Cano|Edward 'Eddie' Cano]]: Piano
* Kermit 'Ken' Lane: Piano
* Victor Gottlieb: Cello (Session 10419)
* Armond Kaproff: Cello (Session 10419)
* Eleanor Aller Slatkin: Cello (Session 10419)
* Alvin Dinkin: Viola (Session 10419)
* Virginia Majewski: Viola (Session 10419)
* Barbara Simons: Viola (Session 10419)
* Victor Arno: Violin (Session 10419)
* Victor Bay: Violin (Session 10419)
* Alex Beller: Violin (Session 10419)
* David Frisina: Violin (Session 10419)
* James Getzoff: Violin (Session 10419)
* Ben 'Benny' Gill: Violin (Session 10419)
* Daniel 'Dan' Lube: Violin (Session 10419)
* Erno Neufeld: Violin (Session 10419)
* Nathan Ross: Violin (Session 10419)
* Felix Slatkin: Violin (Session 10419)
* Gene Cipriano: Saxophone (Sessions 10417 and 10427)
* Dale Issenhuth: Saxophone (Session 10417)
* Justin Gordon: Saxophone (Session 10427)
* Harry G. Klee: Saxophone
* Joseph J. Koch: Saxophone (Session 10417)
* [[Wilbur Schwartz]]: Saxophone (Sessions 10417 and 10427)
* Carroll Lewis: Trumpet (Sessions 10417 and 10427)
* Henry Miranda: Trumpet (Sessions 10417 and 10427)
* Al Rojo: Trumpet (Sessions 10417 and 10427)
* [[Shorty Sherock|Clarence F. 'Shorty' Sherlock]]: Trumpet (Sessions 10417 and 10427)

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Dean Martin albums]]
[[Category:1962 albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dave Cavanaugh]]
[[Category:Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle]]
[[Category:EMI Records albums]]
[[Category:Collectors' Choice Music albums]]
[[Category:Albums conducted by Nelson Riddle]]

Cha Cha de Amor - Revision history

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