Mina n° 0 explained

Mina No. 0
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mina
Cover:	Mina n° 0.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	1999
Studio:	Studi GSU, Lugano
Length:	46:13
Language:	Italian
Label:	PDU
Producer:	Renato Zero
Prev Title:	Olio
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Dalla terra
Next Year:	2000

Mina No. 0 is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 12 November 1999 by PDU.

Overview

The album is a collection of cover versions of songs by Italian singer Renato Zero, who became its producer.^[1] Nine of the ten songs on the album are his authorship, and he also acts as a duet partner with Mina on three compositions.

The name of the album Mina No. 0 is an allusion to the perfume Chanel No. 5, as well as to the surname Renato Zero. In the design of the album, created by Mauro Beletti, the theme of perfumery is also played out, in particular the rigor and conciseness of the design of the famous bottle from Chanel.

The album received mixed reviews from critics,^[2] and also took 2nd place in the Italian album chart.

Personnel

• Mina – vocal
• Gabriele Comeglio – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, arrangement (4, 6)
• Massimiliano Pani – arrangement, backing vocals
• Manù Cortesi – backing vocals
• Giulia Fasolino – backing vocals
• Silvio Pozzoli – backing vocals
• Charly Cinelli – bass
• Massimo Moriconi – double bass
• Alfredo Golino – drums
• Gogo Ghidelli – guitar
• Nicolò Fragile – guitar (10), piano (6), programming
• Alberto Borsari – harmonica
• Danilo Rea – piano, Hammond organ
• Carmine Di – recording, mixing, mastering
• Mauro Parodi – trombone
• Emilio Soana – trumpet

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[4]	36
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[5]	2

Year-end charts

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Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[6]	22

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mina duetta con Zero nell' inedita Neri. it. La Repubblica. 21 October 1999. 14 June 2023.
2. Web site: Mina canta Zero: tiepidi i critici . Mina sings Zero: critics are lukewarm . it. Rockol. 9 November 1999. 14 June 2023.
3. № 0. Mina. 1999. booklet. PDU/S4. 4961752. Italy.
4. European Top 100 Albums. Music & Media. 4 December 1999. 49. 16. 12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308062936/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-04.pdf. 8 March 2021.
5. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 12.11.1999 al 18.11.1999). FIMI. 14 June 2023. it.
6. Web site: Classifica annuale 1999 (dal 28.12.1998 al 02.01.2000). FIMI. 14 June 2023. it.