Devi dirmi di sì explained

Devi dirmi di sì
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Type:Single
Artist:Mina
Album:Mina 25
Language:Italian
B-Side:La controsamba
Recorded:26 July–26 August 1983[1]
Studio:Studi PDU, Lugano
Genre:Pop
Length:4:15
Label:PDU
Prev Title:Morirò per te
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Rose su rose
Next Year:1984

"Devi dirmi di sì" is a song by Italian singer Mina, recorded for her 1983 studio album Mina 25. It was written by Massimiliano Pani, Piero Cassano, Valentino Alfano, and arranged by Pani.[2] The song was used as the opening theme for Enzo Dell'Aquila's program , dedicated to the history of RAI broadcasting company.[3] Also released as a single along with "La controsamba", the song reached number seven on the Italian chart, stayed there for 16 weeks.

Track listing

7" single[4]
  • A. "Devi dirmi di sì" – 4:15
  • B. "La controsamba" (Giorgio Calabrese, Celso Valli) – 5:04

    Charts

    Chart (1983)! scope="col"
    Peak
    position
    Italy (Billboard)[5] 12
    Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 7

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Devi dirmi di sì/La controsamba. it. Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana. Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. 24 May 2024.
    2. Book: Sofri, Luca.

      it:Luca Sofri

      . 2010. Mina. https://books.google.com/books?id=JbEaU0XRCo0C&pg=PT356. Playlist. Bur. 356. 9788858601792. it.
    3. Book: Dalla Vecchia. Aldo. Regina lontana. https://books.google.com/books?id=LjvSDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT40. Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse. it. Graphe.it Edizioni. 2020. 40. 9788893720885.
    4. Devi dirmi di sì/La controsamba. Mina. 1983. 24 May 2024. liner notes. PDU. P.A. 1147. Italy.
    5. Geramno. Ruscitto. Hits of the World – Italy. Billboard. 3 December 1983. 95. 49. 52. 0006-2510.
    6. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019. it. 2019. Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. 306–308. 9781093264906.