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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Singles from Mina 2 | ||||
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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.
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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi) [5] | 8 |
Mina 2 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1966 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 32:23 | |||
Language | ||||
Label | Ri-Fi | |||
Mina chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Mina 2 | ||||
|
Mina 2 (or Mina Due) is the tenth studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in November 1966 by Ri-Fi.
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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi) [5] | 8 |