Mina Celentano
| Mina Celentano | |
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| Released | 1998 |
| Length | 45:16 |
| Label | Clan/PDU |
Mina Celentano is a duet album by Italy's chart-topping artists Mina and Adriano Celentano, issued in 1998. Lucio Battisti was initially attached to the project but he eventually dropped out.[1]
The album was recorded in Galbiate and Lugano and was produced by Massimiliano Pani.
Mina Celentano became one of the best-selling albums in Italy, with over 2 million copies sold.[2][3]
The album spawned two singles, Acqua e sale and Brivido felino. Mina would later record Spanish versions of both songs with different male singers, respectively Miguel Bosé and Diego Torres).
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Acqua e sale" | Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Brivido felino" | Stefano Cenci, Paolo Audino | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Io non volevo" | Adriano Celentano | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Specchi riflessi" | Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Dolce fuoco dell'amore" | Giulia Fasolino | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Che t'aggia di'" | Adriano Celentano | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Io ho te" | Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Dolly" | Adriano Celentano, Marco Vaccaro | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Sempre sempre sempre" | Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Messaggio d'amore" | Massimiliano Pani | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 45:16 | ||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1998–2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[4] | 72 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 39 |
Credits[edit]
- Adriano Celentano – vocals
- Mina – vocals
- Alfredo Golino – drums
- Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti – drums
- Paolo Gianolio – guitar
- Massimo Varini – guitar
- Giorgio Cocilovo – guitar
- Umberto Fiorentino – guitar
- Danilo Rea – piano, accordion
- Nicolò Fragile – keyboards
- Massimo Moriconi – bass
- Massimiliano Pani – keyboards
Trivia[edit]
A special edition of the album, titled Mina Celentano – Buon Natale, was released during the Christmas season packaged with a CD-ROM titled "Molly e destino solitario" featuring an animated video of Che t'aggia di.
18 years later, in 2016, Mina and Celentano recorded a second collaborative album called Le Migliori ("the best ones", in reference to a quote by Celentano describing their collaboration).
Certifications and sales[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | — | 2,000,000[3] |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "√ Adriano Celentano: Lettera a Lucio Battisti".
- ^ Luis (29 January 2015). "I dieci album italiani più venduti di sempre". FanCity Acireale. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Mina, gli 80 anni di un mito" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
Proprio "Mina Celentano", con due milioni di copie, è il disco più venduto dalla cantante.
- ^ "Italian Charts".
- ^ "Schweizer Hitparade".
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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