"Am I That Easy to Forget" is a popular song written by country music singer Carl Belew with W.S. Stevenson and published in 1958. Belew recorded the 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).
"Am I That Easy to Forget" | ||||
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Single by Carl Belew | ||||
B-side | "Such Is Life" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson | |||
Carl Belew singles chronology | ||||
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"Am I That Easy to Forget" | ||||
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Single by Debbie Reynolds | ||||
B-side | "Ask Me to Go Steady" | |||
Released | December 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson | |||
Debbie Reynolds singles chronology | ||||
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"Am I That Easy to Forget" | ||||
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
from the album The Last Waltz | ||||
B-side | "Pretty Ribbon" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Parrot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Sullivan | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology | ||||
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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.
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 9 |
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 25 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Bubbling Under-Hot Singles | 12 |
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 12 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio) | 15 |
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] | 100 |