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A L
A L
EP by Amanda Lear
Released	1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Pop
Length	11:07
Sprache	English, German
Label	Five Records
Producer	Gianfranco Intra
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A L is an EP by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1985 by Italian label Five Records.

Background

A L was released by minor Italian label Five Records, closely related to Canale 5,^[1] when Lear was at the peak of her television career in Italy. The EP featured four cover versions of classic songs from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s: "As Time Goes By" from movie Casablanca, the German language "Bel Ami" (originally titled "Du hast Glück bei den Frau'n, Bel Ami") from Willi Forst's 1939 film by the same name, "Bye Bye Baby", originally performed by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, and "Magic Moments" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, a 1958 hit for Perry Como.

No singles were released to promote the album, but all four songs were performed at popular Italian TV show W le donne which Amanda hosted at that time, starting with "As Time Goes By" in March 1985.^[2] A L was never released on CD in its entirety, but "As Time Goes By" and "Bye Bye Baby" were included on the 2005 compilation Forever Glam!.

Track listing

Side A

"As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 3:21
"Bel Ami" (Theo Mackeben, McVivianir) – 2:06

Side B

"Bye Bye Baby" (Jule Styne, Leo Robin) – 3:00
"Magic Moments" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:40

Personnel

Amanda Lear – lead vocals
Alberta Ferretti – dress
Gianfranco Intra – record producer, musical arranger
Roberto Rocchi – photography
Carlo Zini – artwork design

Release history

Year	Region	Format(s)	Label
1985	Italien	LP, cassette	Five Records

References

^ "45 Mania – Le Case Discografiche – Five Records" (in Italian). www.45mania.it. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
^ "VIDEOGRAPHY 1985 by Salvo Guercio". amandalear_tv.tripod.com (in Italian). web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

External links

A L at Discogs
A L at Rate Your Music

[1] "45 Mania – Le Case Discografiche – Five Records" (in Italian). www.45mania.it. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

[2] "VIDEOGRAPHY 1985 by Salvo Guercio". amandalear_tv.tripod.com (in Italian). web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

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+{{Infobox album
-| Name        = A L
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+| name       = A L
-| Artist      = [[Amanda Lear]]
+| type       = ep
-| Cover       = Amanda Lear - A.L.(1985).jpg
+| artist     = [[Amanda Lear]]
+| cover      = Amanda Lear - A.L.(1985).jpg
-| Released    = 1985<br /><small>(See [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
-| Recorded    = 1985
+| alt        =
-| Genre       = [[Pop music|Pop]]
+| released   = 1985
-| Length      = 11:07
+| recorded   = 1985
-| Label       = Five Records
+| venue      =
-| Producer    = Gianfranco Intra
+| studio     =
-| Reviews     =
+| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
+| length     = 11:07
-| Last album  = ''[[Tam-Tam (Amanda Lear album)|Tam-Tam]]''<br />(1983)
+| language   = English, German
-| This album  = '''''A L'''''<br />(1985)
+| label      = Five Records
-| Next album  = ''[[Secret Passion]]''<br />(1987)
+| producer   = Gianfranco Intra
-{{Singles
+| prev_title = [[Tam-Tam (album)|Tam-Tam]]
- | Name = A L
- | Type = ep
+| prev_year  = 1983
+| next_title = [[Secret Passion]]
- | single 1 = As Time Goes By
- | single 1 date  = 1985
+| next_year  = 1986
-  }}
 }}
+'''''A L''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by French singer [[Amanda Lear]] released in 1985 by Italian label Five Records.
+==Background==
-'''''A L''''' is the first EP by [[France|French]] singer [[Amanda Lear]] released in 1985. ''A L'' was issued by minor Italian label Five Records when Lear was at the lowest point of her musical career and primarily working as a TV entertainer for [[RAI]] in Italy.
+''A L'' was released by minor Italian label Five Records, closely related to [[Canale 5]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45mania.it/fiverecords.htm |title=45 Mania – Le Case Discografiche – Five Records |publisher=www.45mania.it |accessdate=2014-03-03 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304204536/http://www.45mania.it/fiverecords.htm |archivedate=2014-03-04 }}</ref> when Lear was at the peak of her television career in Italy. The EP featured four [[cover version]]s of classic songs from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s: "[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]]" from movie ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'', the German language "Bel Ami" (originally titled "Du hast Glück bei den Frau'n, Bel Ami") from [[Willi Forst]]'s 1939 [[Bel Ami (1939 film)|film by the same name]], "Bye Bye Baby", originally performed by [[Marilyn Monroe]] in ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' in 1953, and "[[Magic Moments]]" by [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]], a 1958 hit for [[Perry Como]].
+No singles were released to promote the album, but all four songs were performed at popular Italian TV show ''W le donne'' which Amanda hosted at that time, starting with "As Time Goes By" in March 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amandalear_tv.tripod.com/televisione_1985.htm |title=VIDEOGRAPHY 1985 by Salvo Guercio |work=amandalear_tv.tripod.com |publisher=web.archive.org |accessdate=2014-03-03 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040627183902/http://amandalear_tv.tripod.com/televisione_1985.htm |archivedate=June 27, 2004 }}</ref> ''A L'' was never released on CD in its entirety, but "As Time Goes By" and "Bye Bye Baby" were included on the 2005 compilation ''[[Forever Glam!]]''.
-==Album information==
-The four track 12" minialbum contains cover versions of the [[evergreen]]s "[[As Time Goes By]]" from movie classic ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'', the German language "Bel Ami" (originally titled "Du Hast Glück Bei Den Frau'n, Bel Ami") from [[Willi Forst]]'s 1939 film by the same name, "Bye Bye Baby" originally performed by [[Marilyn Monroe]] in ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' in 1953, and [[Hal David]] and [[Burt Bacharach]]'s "[[Magic Moments]]", a 1958 hit for [[Perry Como]].
-To promote the release of the EP Lear performed "As Time Goes By" on ''W Le Donne'', an Italian TV show she was hosting at the time. The original vinyl EP is today a rare collector's item, two of these four tracks do however appear on career retrospective ''[[Forever Glam! - The Best Of 1976-2005]]''.
 ==Track listing==
+;Side A
+#"[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]]" <small>([[Herman Hupfeld]])</small> – 3:21
-'''Side A'''
+#"Bel Ami" <small>([[Theo Mackeben]], McVivianir)</small> – 2:06
-#"As Time Goes By" ([[Herman Hupfeld]]) - 3:21
-#"Bel Ami" (T.Mackebenn, McVivianir) - 2:06
-'''Side B'''
+;Side B
-#"Bye Bye Baby" (Styne, Robin) - 3:00
+#"Bye Bye Baby" <small>([[Jule Styne]], [[Leo Robin]])</small> – 3:00
-#"Magic Moments" ([[Hal David]] - [[Burt Bacharach]]) - 2:40
+#"[[Magic Moments]]" <small>([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]])</small> – 2:40
 ==Personnel==
-* Amanda Lear - [[lead vocals]]
+*[[Amanda Lear]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
+*[[Alberta Ferretti]] – dress
+*Gianfranco Intra – [[record producer]], [[Arrangement|musical arranger]]
-==Production==
+*Roberto Rocchi – photography
-* Gianfranco Intra - [[record producer]], [[musical arranger]]
+*Carlo Zini – artwork design
-* Roberto Rocchi - [[photography]]
-* Carlo Zini - [[design]]
-* Alberta Ferretti - dress
-== Release history ==
+==Release history==
 {| class="wikitable"
+!align="center"|Year
+!align="center"|Region
+!align="center"|Format(s)
+!align="center"|Label
 |-
+|align="left"|1985
-! Release format
+|align="left"|Italy
-! Country
+|align="left"|[[LP record|LP]], [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]
-! Cat. No.
+|align="left"|Five Records
-! Release date
 |-
-| 12" minalbum
-| [[Italy]]
-| FM 13708
-| 1985
-|-
-| Cassette
-| [[Italy]]
-| 55 FM 13708
-| 1985
 |}
+==References==
+<references/>
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.discogs.com/Amanda-Lear-Amanda-Lear/master/626312 ''A L''] at [[Discogs]]
-*[http://amandalear.tripod.com/ Official Amanda Lear site]
+* [https://archive.today/20140313120539/http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/amanda_lear/al__as_time_goes_by___bel_ami___bye_bye_baby___magic_moments_/ ''A L''] at [[Rate Your Music]]
-*[http://www.45mania.it/fiverecords.htm Site about label Five Records]
-*{{imdb name|0495166|Amanda Lear}}
 {{Amanda Lear}}
+[[Category:1985 EPs]]
 [[Category:Amanda Lear albums]]
-[[Category:Dance-pop albums]]
+[[Category:Covers EPs]]
-[[Category:1985 albums]]
-[[pl:A L]]

v t e Amanda Lear
Discography Filmography
Studio albums	I Am a Photograph Sweet Revenge Never Trust a Pretty Face Diamonds for Breakfast Incognito Tam-Tam Secret Passion Uomini più uomini Tant qu'il y aura des hommes Cadavrexquis Alter Ego Back in Your Arms Heart Tendance With Love Brief Encounters I Don't Like Disco My Happiness Let Me Entertain You Tuberose
EPs	A L Brand New Love Affair
Compilations	Πoeт Аманда Лир Ieri, oggi Super 20 The Collection Forever Glam! Sings Evergreens The Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983
Singles	"La Bagarre" "Blood and Honey" "Tomorrow" "Blue Tango" "Alphabet" "Queen of Chinatown" "Follow Me" "Run Baby Run" "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" "Gold" "Lili Marleen" "The Sphinx" "Fashion Pack" "Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)" "Diamonds" "Solomon Gundie" "Égal" "Red Tape" "Incredibilmente donna" "Love Your Body" "No Regrets" "Assassino" "Ritmo Salsa" "No Credit Card" "Women" "I'll Miss You" "Paris by Night" "Someone Else's Eyes" "Chinese Walk" "La Bête et la Belle"
Other works	Live in Concert 1979 My Life with Dalí