Cremona (album)
Cremona | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 September 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Studio | Studi GSU, Lugano[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 46:46 | |||
Language | Italian | |||
Label | PDU | |||
Mina chronology | ||||
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Cremona is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 18 September 1996 by PDU.
Overview
[edit]For the first time in almost twenty years, the singer released an album consisting of only one disc; previously, Mina's albums were released in two parts: the first consisted of cover versions, and the second contained original tracks, this album consists entirely of new songs. The name of the album Cremona is a reference to the city of Cremona, where the singer spent her childhood. When making the album, photos of Mina in a Versace outfit posing against the background of night Cremona were used.[3]
The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere, the successful mixing of styles and genres, the lyrics and of course Mina's vocal abilities.[4][5][6][7] The album also reached the second position in the weekly album chart of Italy and stayed there for 19 weeks.[8] Sales of the album exceeded 500 thousand copies.[9]
In the same year, the album was reissued in a deluxe edition of Natale 1996, which also included the album Napoli.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Meglio così" |
| 5:17 |
2. | "Dottore" (featuring Beppe Grillo) |
| 5:29 |
3. | "Succede" |
| 5:37 |
4. | "Musica per lui" | Tullio Pizzorno | 3:48 |
5. | "La bacchetta magica" | Maria Enrica Andolfi | 4:03 |
6. | "Ricominciamo" |
| 4:05 |
7. | "Boh!" |
| 5:17 |
8. | "Io sarò con te" | Maurizio Morante | 5:03 |
9. | "Volami nel cuore" |
| 3:39 |
10. | "Ma tu ci pensi" |
| 4:21 |
Total length: | 46:46 |
Personnel
[edit]- Mina – vocals
- Sergio Farina – acoustic guitar (1)
- Giorgio Cocilovo – acoustic guitar (1, 4), bouzouki (3), guitar (1, 4), mandolin (3)
- Massimiliano Pani – arrangement (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10), backing vocals (3, 6, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
- Gabriele Comeglio – arrangement (2, 5), saxophone (2, 5, 10)
- Paolo Gianolio – arrangement (9), guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Emanuela Cortesi – backing vocals (3, 4, 10)
- Simonetta Robbiani – backing vocals (3, 10)
- Stefano De Maco – backing vocals (3, 10)
- Massimo Moriconi – bass
- Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti – drums (1–6, 8, 9)
- Danilo Rea – electric piano (1–6, 8, 10)
- Massimo Varini – guitar (1, 4, 7, 10)
- Umberto Fiorentino – guitar (1, 8, 10)
- Carmine Di – mixing (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10), sound engineering (1–8, 10)
- Marti Jane Robertson – mixing (3, 8)
- Lorenzo Malacrida – percussion (1, 3, 4, 8, 10)
- Giovanni Di Stefano – trombone (2, 5, 10)
- Mauro Parodi – trombone (2, 5, 10)
- Emilio Soana – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
- Pippo Colucci – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
- Umberto Marcandalli – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
- Gino Sgarbi – hairstyle
- Stefano Anselmo – make-up
- Mauro Balletti – photography, cover art
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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European Albums (Music & Media)[10] | 25 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 2 |
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[8] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mina (1996). Cremona (liner notes). Italy: PDU. CD 30043/7619923 30043 7.
- ^ Mina – Cremona at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Romana, Cesare G. (18 September 1996). "Mina, la "tigre" non smette di ruggire". Il Giornale (in Italian). ISSN 1124-8831.
- ^ Fratarcangeli, Fernando (September 1996). "Recensione al disco "Cremona"". Raro! (in Italian).
- ^ Zaccagnini, Paolo (18 September 1996). "Il ruggito di Mina questa volta vibra per la sua città". Il Messaggero (in Italian). ISSN 1126-8352.
- ^ Castaldo, Gino (18 September 1996). "Mina torna e affascina con il suo tocco magico". La Repubblica (in Italian). ISSN 0390-1076.
- ^ Pellicciotti, Giacomo (26 September 1996). "La Tigre ruggisce ancora". Panorama (in Italian). ISSN 0553-1098.
- ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
- ^ "Mediaset distribuirà tutto Celentano "Ma Adriano non si vende a nessuno"" (PDF). L'Unità (in Italian). 8 July 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 45. 9 November 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 45. 9 November 1996. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.