Canzonissima '68 Explained

Canzonissima '68
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mina
Cover:	Canzonissima.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Pop
Length:	36:24
Language:	Italian
Label:	PDU
Prev Title:	Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	I discorsi
Next Year:	1969

Canzonissima '68 is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1968 by PDU and distributed by Durium.

Overview

The album features songs previously published on 45rpm records (except for "E sono ancora qui"), all of which were performed during the TV show Canzonissima of the 1968 season, where Mina was also the host.^[2] The tracks "Zum zum zum" and "Vorrei che fosse amore" were the show's theme songs.^[3]

Personnel

• Mina – vocals
• Bruno Canfora – arrangement (A1, A4, B1, B6)
• Augusto Martelli – arrangement (A2, A3, A5, A6, B3, B4, B5)
• Luis Bacalov – arrangement (B2)

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1968)! scope="col"

Peak position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[5]	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canzonissima '68. it. Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana. Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. 27 May 2024.
2. Book: Dalla Vecchia. Aldo. Il '68 di Mina. https://books.google.com/books?id=LjvSDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28. Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse. it. Graphe.it Edizioni. 2020. 28. 9788893720885.
3. Book: 2003. Zum zum zum. Dizionario della Canzone Italiana. Rome. Armando Curcio Editore. 503. 978-88-97508-31-1. it. Castaldo. Gino.

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4. Canzonissima '68. Mina. 1968. 27 May 2024. liner notes. PDU. Pld A.5005. Italy.
5. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. it. 2019. Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. 225–228. 978-1094705002.