Mina 2
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| Released | November 1966 | |||
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| Length | 32:23 | |||
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| Label | Ri-Fi | |||
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Mina 2 (or Mina Due) is the tenth studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in November 1966 by Ri-Fi.
Overview[edit]
This studio work mainly consists of foreign songs performed in the original language.[2] Most of them had never been released before, with the exception of the opening song "Se non ci fossi tu", released a month earlier as a single,[3] as well as the songs "Lontanissimo (Somewhere)" and "Ebb Tide", released on the previous studio album Studio Uno 66 in July of the same year.[4]
Augusto Martelli was involved as a song arranger and conductor of his orchestra.
The album was released in November 1966 in mono sound format, but a month later it was reissued with stereo sound. It became the eighth in the sales chart.[5] The album was also distributed in Latin American countries under the name Mina 5 – El Quinto Disco de la Ùnica with a slightly changed track order, but with the same cover.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
Claudio Milano from OndaRock highlighted the track "My Melancholy Baby" in the album with an exquisite Martelli arrangement and Mina's personal interpretation: "The interpreter's voice, announced by a caressing string intro, immediately flies on high frequencies, caressed with superb lightness, to become loaded with harmonics as it falls back on low and deliberately dirty frequencies, with a typically "Fitzgerald" manner that is not as soon as the brass appears to thunder. While the strings retain an almost fairy-tale dimension, the singing shows off a palette of colors that transfigures every word into a thousand of a thousand. It is a continuous up and down: in high gracefulness, on the low frequencies a support of the orchestral crescendos. There is also room for a trumpet solo, supported by repetitions on the piano. Mina closes with a unique elegance of timbre and phrasing. Pure enchantment".[7]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Se non ci fossi tu" |
| 2:25 |
| 2. | "Uno (Tango celebre)" |
| 2:57 |
| 3. | "Full Moon and Empty Arms" |
| 2:48 |
| 4. | "I'm Glad There Is You" |
| 2:31 |
| 5. | "Lontanissimo (Somewhere)" |
| 2:07 |
| 6. | "Caminemos" | 2:36 | |
| Total length: | 15:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lunedì 26 ottobre" |
| 2:39 |
| 2. | "Ebb tide" | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Invitation" | 3:07 | |
| 4. | "Angustia" | Orlando Brito | 3:08 |
| 5. | "My Melancholy Baby" |
| 3:23 |
| 6. | "I'm a Fool to Want You" |
| 1:59 |
| Total length: | 16:59 | ||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[5] | 8 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Mina e il jazz". Jazz Convention (in Italian). 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Gli album di Mina da avere assolutamente". Optimagazine (in Italian). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Sono come tu mi vuoi/Se non ci fossi tu". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Studio Uno 66". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
- ^ Mina (1966). Mina 5 – El Quinto Disco de la Ùnica (liner notes) (in Spanish). Uruguay: Philips. 82163. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina: Sessant'anni di storia in una voce". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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