Studio Uno 66

1966 studio album by Mina
Studio Uno 66
Studio album by
Mina
ReleasedJuly 1966 (1966-07)[1]
GenrePop
Length32:33
LanguageItalian
LabelRi-Fi
ProducerWladimiro Albera
Mina studio albums chronology
Studio Uno
(1965) 		Studio Uno 66
(1966) 		Mina 2
(1966)
Singles from Studio Uno 66
  1. "Una casa in cima al mondo"
    Released: January 1966[2]
  2. "Se telefonando"
    Released: May 1966[3]
  3. "Breve amore"
    Released: June 1966
  4. "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore"
    Released: December 1966[4]

Studio Uno 66 is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in June 1966 by Ri-Fi.

Overview

As the name implies, the album includes songs written specifically for Mina's performance in the fourth season of the popular television program Studio Uno.[5] Initially, Mina was supposed to appear in all twelve episodes of the season as a presenter, but later the creators changed the format of the show and divided it into four parts of five episodes; in each block, the presenter was one of the main "prima donna" of the Italian stage of those years: Sandra Milo, Ornella Vanoni, Rita Pavone and, finally, Mina (notably, that it was the issues with her participation that became the most rated).

Almost all the songs from the album at the time of its release had already been released as singles and managed to occupy high positions in the charts.[6] One of them, "Se telefonando", is Mina's flawless interpretation of a difficult song, composed and arranged by Ennio Morricone to lyrics by Maurizio Costanzo. The main theme of the song thrills around just three notes, taken from the siren of a police car in Marseilles.[7] In the reader's poll conducted by the La Repubblica newspaper to celebrate Mina's 70th anniversary in 2010, 30,000 voters picked the track as the best song ever recorded by Mina.[8]

The album itself was released in July and topped the Italian chart.[9] This album was also released abroad, in particular in the USA and Canada (distributed by United Artists Records), in Latin America the album was distributed under the name Bravissima. Subsequently, it was reissued several times, and a remastered version of the album was released in 2011.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ta-ra-ta-ta (Try Your Luck)"
  • Alberto Testa
  • Franco Maresca
  • Louis Zerato
2:10
2."No"2:25
3."Se tu non fossi qui"
  • Carlo Alberto Rossi
  • Marisa Terzi
3:03
4."Breve amore (You Never Told Me)"2:36
5."Sono qui per te"2:58
6."Mai cosi"
  • Canfora
  • Wertmüller
2:53
Total length:16:05
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Se telefonando"2:58
2."Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore"
  • Canfora
  • Wertmüller
3:09
3."Una casa in cima al mondo"3:01
4."Addio"
2:28
5."Ebb tide"
2:43
6."Lontanissimo (Somewhere)"2:09
Total length:16:28

Personnel

  • Mina – vocals
  • Augusto Martelli – arrangement, conducting (A1, B5, B6)
  • Carlo Pes [it] – arrangement, conducting (A2)
  • Gianfranco Monaldi [it] – arrangement, conducting (A3)
  • Piero Piccioni (Piero Morgan) – arrangement, conducting (A4, B4)
  • Bruno Canfora – arrangement, conducting (A5, A6, B2)
  • Ennio Morricone – arrangement, conducting (B1)
  • Angelo Giacomazzi [it] – arrangement, conducting (B3)

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Charts

Chart performance for Studio Uno 66
Chart (1966) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[9] 1

References

  1. ^ "Studio Uno 66". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Una casa in cima al mondo/Se tu non fossi qui". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ De Rosa, Alessandro (2019). "A Composer Lent to Cinema". Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780190681029.
  4. ^ "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore/Tu non credi più". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Varietà 1964 - 1966". Rai Teche (in Italian). Rai. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
  7. ^ R., Orlando. "Se telefonando" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ Castaldo, Gino (25 March 2010). "E Mamma Mina cestinò i complimenti dei Beatles". La Repubblica (in Italian).
  9. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
  10. ^ Mina (1966). Studio Uno 66 (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: Ri-Fi. RFL LP 14016. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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