Cremona (album) explained

Cremona
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mina
Cover:	Cremona (album).jpg
Recorded:	1996
Studio:	Studi GSU, Lugano^[1]
Length:	46:46
Language:	Italian
Label:	PDU
Prev Title:	Canzoni d'autore
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Napoli
Next Year:	1996

Cremona is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 18 September 1996 by PDU.

Overview

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.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} The album also reached the second position in the weekly album chart of Italy and stayed there for 19 weeks. Sales of the album exceeded 500 thousand copies.^[7]

In the same year, the album was reissued in a deluxe edition of Natale 1996, which also included the album Napoli.

Personnel

• Mina – vocals
• Sergio Farina – acoustic guitar (1)
• – 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)
• – arrangement (2, 5), saxophone (2, 5, 10)
• – arrangement (9), guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• – backing vocals (3, 4, 10)
• Simonetta Robbiani – backing vocals (3, 10)
• Stefano De Maco – backing vocals (3, 10)
• Massimo Moriconi – bass
• – drums (1–6, 8, 9)
• Danilo Rea – electric piano (1–6, 8, 10)
• – guitar (1, 4, 7, 10)
• – 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.

Charts

Chart (1996)! scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[8]	25
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[9]	2
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[10]	2

Notes and References

1. Cremona. Mina. 1996. liner notes. PDU. CD 30043/7619923 30043 7. Italy.
2. Cesare G.. Romana. Mina, la "tigre" non smette di ruggire. Il Giornale. 18 September 1996. 1124-8831. it.
3. Fernando. Fratarcangeli. Recensione al disco "Cremona". Raro!. September 1996. it.
4. Paolo. Zaccagnini. Il ruggito di Mina questa volta vibra per la sua città. Il Messaggero. 18 September 1996. it. 1126-8352.
5. Gino. Castaldo. Mina torna e affascina con il suo tocco magico. La Repubblica. 18 September 1996. it. 0390-1076.
6. Giacomo. Pellicciotti. La Tigre ruggisce ancora. Panorama. 26 September 1996. it. 0553-1098.
7. Web site: Mediaset distribuirà tutto Celentano "Ma Adriano non si vende a nessuno". it. L'Unità. 8 July 1997. 19 February 2023.
8. European Top 100 Albums. Music & Media. 9 November 1996. 45 . 13. 26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308063744/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-11-09.pdf. 8 March 2021.
9. Hits of the World. Billboard. 9 November 1996. 108. 45. 50. 0006-2510.
10. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. it. 2019. 225–228. 978-1094705002.