Mina (1971 album) explained

Mina
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mina
Cover:	Mina album.jpg
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	La Basilica, Milan^[1]
Genre:	Pop blue-eyed soul^[2]
Length:	44:50
Label:	PDU
Prev Title:	Del mio meglio
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Cinquemilaquarantatre
Next Year:	1972

Mina is a studio album by Italian singer Mina released in 1971 by PDU. The album topped the Italian albums chart for eleven consecutive weeks, and spent thirty-one weeks in the top three, becoming the best-selling album of the year. In total, the album sold 900,000 copies.^[3] It also contains some of Mina's most successful singles, "Amor Mio" and "Grande grande grande".^[4]

Personnel

• Mina – vocals
• Pino Presti – arrangement, conducting (A1, B1)
• Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement, conducting (A2, B2, B6)
• Augusto Martelli – arrangement, conducting (A3, A5)
• Mario Robbiani – arrangement, conducting (A4, A6, B3–B5)
• Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer
• Abramo Pesatori – sound engineer
• Luciano Tallarini – cover art

Charts

Chart (1972)! scope="col"

Peak position
Italian Albums (Discografia Internazionale)^[5]	1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[6]	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: La Basilica. it. minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. 21 May 2024. 2 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220402050601/https://www.minamazzini.it/it/cronache/2020/la-basilica/. dead.
2. Book: 1990. Dizionario della Canzone Italiana. Rome. Armando Curcio Editore. 37. 9788897508311. it. Castaldo. Gino. Le Canzoni.
3. Web site: 1971-2021: 50 anni di "Mina" di Mina. Marzi. Mattia. Rockol. 4 January 2022. 20 May 2024. it.
4. Web site: Tanti auguri Mina: compie 80 anni la "Tigre di Cremona". 25 March 2020. Sky TG24. 20 May 2024. it.
5. Hits of the World. Billboard. 26 February 1972. 84. 9. 43. New York. Billboard Publications Inc.. 0006-2510.
6. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. it. 2019. 225–228. 978-1094705002.