English title Botch-a-Me Composer(s) Luigi Astore | Written 1941 Language Italian
English | |
Lyricist(s) Riccardo Morbelli (Italian)
Eddie Stanley (English) | ||
"Botch-a-Me" is a popular song, written in 1941. The original Italian version ("Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina") by Alberto Rabagliati was written by Riccardo Morbelli (words) and Luigi Astore (music). English lyrics were written by Eddie Stanley. "Baciami" in Italian means "kiss me".
The song was popularized by Rosemary Clooney in 1952. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39767. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 20, 1952 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
The Rosemary Clooney version appears in season one of the TV show Mad Men, as well as the Mad Men, Vol. 1 album.
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