12 (American Song Book) | ||||
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Released | 4 December 2012 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:07 | |||
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Producer | Massimiliano Pani | |||
Mina chronology | ||||
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Singles from 12 (American Song Book) | ||||
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12 (American Song Book) is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 December 2012 by GSU/ PDU and Sony Music. [1] [2]
In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 (" Just a Gigolo") and 1970 (" Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings " Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album Mina and in 1993 for Lochness) and " Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album Caterpillar). [3]
The album was produced by Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani. It was recorded in the studio with the participation of an orchestra, some of the musicians are long-time friends of the singer: Danilo Rea (piano), Alfredo Golino (drums), Massimo Moriconi (double bass) and Gianni Ferrio (string arrangement). [4]
In the first edition of the album, 12 different covers were released. [5]
The album was preceded by the single " Over the Rainbow" released on 23 November 2012. [6] The second single " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released on 19 December, on the occasion of the Christmas holidays. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " September Song" | 2:48 | |
2. | "Banana Split for My Baby" |
| 3:18 |
3. | " Everything Happens to Me" | 3:15 | |
4. | " Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 4:45 |
5. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:00 | |
6. | " I'll Be Seeing You" | 5:48 | |
7. | " I'm Glad There Is You" |
| 4:25 |
8. | " I've Got You Under My Skin" | Cole Porter | 2:48 |
9. | " Just a Gigolo" | 3:28 | |
10. | " Love Me Tender" |
| 4:36 |
11. | " Over the Rainbow" | 6:00 | |
12. | "Anytime, Anywhere" |
| 3:57 |
Total length: | 49:07 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy ( FIMI) [11] | Gold | 30,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
12 (American Song Book) | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 December 2012 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:07 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Massimiliano Pani | |||
Mina chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from 12 (American Song Book) | ||||
|
12 (American Song Book) is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 December 2012 by GSU/ PDU and Sony Music. [1] [2]
In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 (" Just a Gigolo") and 1970 (" Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings " Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album Mina and in 1993 for Lochness) and " Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album Caterpillar). [3]
The album was produced by Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani. It was recorded in the studio with the participation of an orchestra, some of the musicians are long-time friends of the singer: Danilo Rea (piano), Alfredo Golino (drums), Massimo Moriconi (double bass) and Gianni Ferrio (string arrangement). [4]
In the first edition of the album, 12 different covers were released. [5]
The album was preceded by the single " Over the Rainbow" released on 23 November 2012. [6] The second single " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released on 19 December, on the occasion of the Christmas holidays. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " September Song" | 2:48 | |
2. | "Banana Split for My Baby" |
| 3:18 |
3. | " Everything Happens to Me" | 3:15 | |
4. | " Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 4:45 |
5. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:00 | |
6. | " I'll Be Seeing You" | 5:48 | |
7. | " I'm Glad There Is You" |
| 4:25 |
8. | " I've Got You Under My Skin" | Cole Porter | 2:48 |
9. | " Just a Gigolo" | 3:28 | |
10. | " Love Me Tender" |
| 4:36 |
11. | " Over the Rainbow" | 6:00 | |
12. | "Anytime, Anywhere" |
| 3:57 |
Total length: | 49:07 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy ( FIMI) [11] | Gold | 30,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |