12 (American Song Book)

12 (American Song Book)
Studio album by Mina
Released	4 December 2012 (2012-12-04)
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:07
Label	GSU/PDU Sony
Producer	Massimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Piccolino (2011) 12 (American Song Book) (2012) Christmas Song Book (2013)
Singles from 12 (American Song Book)
"Over the Rainbow" Released: 23 November 2012 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Released: 19 December 2012

12 (American Song Book) is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 December 2012 by GSU/PDU and Sony Music.[1][2]

Overview

In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 ("Just a Gigolo") and 1970 ("Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings "Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album Mina and in 1993 for Lochness) and "Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album Caterpillar).[3]

The album was produced by Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani. It was recorded in the studio with the participation of an orchestra, some of the musicians are long-time friends of the singer: Danilo Rea (piano), Alfredo Golino (drums), Massimo Moriconi (double bass) and Gianni Ferrio (string arrangement).[4]

In the first edition of the album, 12 different covers were released.[5]

The album was preceded by the single "Over the Rainbow" released on 23 November 2012.[6] The second single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released on 19 December, on the occasion of the Christmas holidays.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"September Song"	Kurt Weill Maxwell Anderson	2:48
2.	"Banana Split for My Baby"	Louis Prima Stan Irwin	3:18
3.	"Everything Happens to Me"	Matt Dennis Tom Adair	3:15
4.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	4:45
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane Hugh Martin	4:00
6.	"I'll Be Seeing You"	Sammy Fain Irving Kahal	5:48
7.	"I'm Glad There Is You"	Jimmy Dorsey Paul Madeira	4:25
8.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	2:48
9.	"Just a Gigolo"	Leonello Casucci Irving Caesar	3:28
10.	"Love Me Tender"	Elvis Presley Vera Matson	4:36
11.	"Over the Rainbow"	Harold Arlen Edward Yip Harburg	6:00
12.	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Mary Imogene Carpenter Lenny Adelson	3:57
Total length:			49:07

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for 12 (American Song Book) Chart (2012–2013) Peak position Greek Albums (IFPI)[8] 42 Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 6

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for 12 (American Song Book) Chart (2012) Position Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 48

Certifications ans sales

Certifications for 12 (American Song Book)

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Mina - 12 - American Songbook - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
2. "Mina, con "12 (american song book)"". La Stampa (in Italian). 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
3. Augliera, Pippo (13 November 2012). ""12 (american song book)" il nuovo disco di Mina con classici da Cole Porter a James Taylor". musicalnews.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
4. Bochicchio, Maria Stefania (13 November 2012). "Mina, "12 (american song book)" è il nuovo album: tracklist e uscita". fullsong.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
5. "Il composit con le 12 copertine e le 12 tracce dell'album" (in Italian). February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
6. "Mina - "Over The Rainbow", il primo straordinario singolo estratto da "12 (american song book)" in radio dal 23 novembre". EarOne (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
7. "Mina - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Radio Date: 19-12-2012)". EarOne (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
8. "Official Cyta-IFPI Charts - Top-75 Albums Sales Chart - Week: 4/2013". IFPI Greece. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
9. "Italiancharts.com – Mina – 12 (American Song Book)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. "Classifica annuale 2012 (dal 02.01.2012 al 30.12.2012)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
11. "Italian album certifications – Mina – 12 American Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

External links

• 12 (American Song Book) at Discogs (list of releases)