I Adore Mi Amor

"I Adore Mi Amor" is the title of a number-one R&B single by group Color Me Badd, released as the second single from their debut album C.M.B. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. It was also number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of September 21, 1991 for two weeks and spent 20 weeks overall in the list. It also ended the year at number 18 on the annual recap for 1991. In 1992, saxophonist Najee covered the song from the album Just an Illusion.[2]

"I Adore Mi Amor"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album C.M.B.
B-side	"I Wanna Sex You Up"
Released	July 17, 1991[1]
Genre	R&B
Length	4:49
Label	Giant, Reprise, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Hamza Lee, Color Me Badd
Producer(s)	Hamza Lee & Royal Bayyan
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"I Wanna Sex You Up" (1991) "I Adore Mi Amor" (1991) "All 4 Love" (1991)
Music video
"I Adore Mi Amor" on YouTube

Track listings

US Vinyl, 12" [3]

• 1 I Adore Mi Amor [U.S.A. Mix] 4:52
• 2 I Adore Mi Amor [Round The Way Mix] 4:27
• 3 I Adore Mi Amor [International Mix] 4:49
• 4 I Adore Mi Amor [T.V. Mix] 4:26

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 27 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 25 Canadian Singles Chart[6] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 44 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 44 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 1 US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] 21 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 83 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 18 All-time charts Chart (1958-2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[17] 450 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified United States (RIAA)[18] Gold September 24, 1991 500,000+

See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1991 (United States)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)

References

1. "I Adore Mi Amor [Vinyl]: Color Me Badd: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
2. "Just an Illusion overview". Allmusic.com.
3. "Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amor (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Color Me Badd – I Adore Mi Amor". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
5. "Ultratop.be – Color Me Badd – I Adore Mi Amor" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
6. Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000). Mississauga, Ont.: Music Data Canada
7. "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Color Me Badd – I Adore Mi Amor". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
9. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
10. "Charts.nz – Color Me Badd – I Adore Mi Amor". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
11. "Color Me Badd: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
12. "Color Me Badd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
13. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
14. "Color Me Badd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
15. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
16. "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
17. "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
18. US certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)