Mina (1971 album)

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]

Mina
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1971 (1971-11)
Recorded1971
StudioLa Basilica, Milan[1]
Genre
Length44:50
Language
LabelPDU
Mina chronology
Del mio meglio
(1971)
Mina
(1971)
Cinquemilaquarantatre
(1972)
Singles from Mina
  1. "Amor mio"
    Released: May 1971[3]
  2. "Grande, grande, grande"
    Released: January 1972

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Paolo Limiti
  • Mario Robbiani
3:23
5."Sentimentale"4:38
6."Alfie"3:40
Total length:22:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grande, grande, grande"3:57
2."Amor mio"
  • Lucio Battisti
  • Mogol
4:46
3."Al cuore non comandi mai (Plus fort que nous)"3:53
4."Something"George Harrison3:05
5."Vacanze"
3:14
6."Mi fai sentire cosi strana"3:30
Total length:22:25

Personnel

  • 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

Chart performance for Mina
Chart (1972) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Discografia Internazionale)[7] 1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[4] 1

References

  1. "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. Castaldo, Gino, ed. (1990). "Le Canzoni". Dizionario della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 37. ISBN 9788897508311.
  3. "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.
  4. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
  5. Marzi, Mattia (4 January 2022). "1971-2021: 50 anni di "Mina" di Mina". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. "Tanti auguri Mina: compie 80 anni la "Tigre di Cremona"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. "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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