Mina Celentano Explained

Mina Celentano
Type:Studio
Artist:Mina and Adriano Celentano
Cover:Mina Celentano.jpg
Recorded:1998
Genre:Pop
Length:45:16
Language:Italian
Chronology:Mina
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Mina Celentano is a collaborative studio album by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano, released on 14 May 1998 by Clan Celentano and PDU and distributed by . It became one of the best-selling albums in Italy, with over 2 million copies sold.[1] [2]

Overview

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).

Lucio Battisti was initially attached to the project but he eventually dropped out.[3]

The album was recorded in Galbiate and Lugano and was produced by Massimiliano Pani.

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).

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"
Peak
position
European Albums (Music & Media)[4] 26
Italian Albums (FIMI-Nielsen)[5] 1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"
Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 57

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I dieci album italiani più venduti di sempre . Luis . 29 January 2015 . FanCity Acireale . 3 March 2016.
  2. News: Mina, gli 80 anni di un mito. Adnkronos. 25 March 2020. 7 March 2022. it. Proprio “Mina Celentano”, con due milioni di copie, è il disco più venduto dalla cantante..
  3. Web site: √ Adriano Celentano: Lettera a Lucio Battisti .
  4. European Top 100 Albums. Music & Media. 20 June 1998. 25. 15. 12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308063618/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-20.pdf. 8 March 2021.
  5. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 6 June 1998. 15. 23. 26.
  6. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. it. 2019. 225–228. 978-1094705002.
  7. European Top 100 Albums 1998. Music & Media. 19 December 1998. 51. 15. 12.