Mina | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | La Basilica, Milan[1] | |||
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Length | 44:50 | |||
Language | ||||
Label | PDU | |||
Mina chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mina | ||||
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Mina is a studio album by Italian singer Mina released in 1971 by PDU. The album topped the Italian albums chart for eleven consecutive weeks, and spent thirty-one weeks in the top three, becoming the best-selling album of the year.[4] In total, the album sold 900,000 copies.[5] It also contains some of Mina's most successful singles, "Amor Mio" and "Grande grande grande".[6]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "E penso a te" | 3:40 | |
2. | "Capirò (I'll Be Home)" |
| 2:55 |
3. | "Le farfalle nella notte" |
| 4:09 |
4. | "Non ho parlato mai" |
| 3:23 |
5. | "Sentimentale" |
| 4:38 |
6. | "Alfie" | 3:40 | |
Total length: | 22:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Grande, grande, grande" | 3:57 | |
2. | "Amor mio" |
| 4:46 |
3. | "Al cuore non comandi mai (Plus fort que nous)" | 3:53 | |
4. | "Something" | George Harrison | 3:05 |
5. | "Vacanze" |
| 3:14 |
6. | "Mi fai sentire cosi strana" | 3:30 | |
Total length: | 22:25 |
Personnel
[edit]- Mina – vocals
- Pino Presti – arrangement, conducting (A1, B1)
- Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement, conducting (A2, B2, B6)
- Augusto Martelli – arrangement, conducting (A3, A5)
- Mario Robbiani – arrangement, conducting (A4, A6, B3–B5)
- Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer
- Abramo Pesatori – sound engineer
- Luciano Tallarini – cover art
Charts
[edit]Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Italian Albums (Discografia Internazionale)[7] | 1 |
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[4] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Castaldo, Gino, ed. (1990). "Le Canzoni". Dizionario della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 37. ISBN 9788897508311.
- ^ "Amor mio/Capirò (I'll Be Home)". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
- ^ Marzi, Mattia (4 January 2022). "1971-2021: 50 anni di "Mina" di Mina". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Tanti auguri Mina: compie 80 anni la "Tigre di Cremona"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 9. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 26 February 1972. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.
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