Cremona (album)

Cremona
Studio album by
Mina
Released18 September 1996 (1996-09-18)
Recorded1996
StudioStudi GSU, Lugano[1]
Genre
Length46:46
LanguageItalian
LabelPDU
Mina chronology
Canzoni d'autore
(1996) 		Cremona
(1996) 		Napoli
(1996)

Cremona is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 18 September 1996 by PDU.

Overview

For the first time in almost twenty years, the singer released an album consisting of only one disc; previously, Mina's albums were released in two parts: the first consisted of cover versions, and the second contained original tracks, this album consists entirely of new songs. The name of the album Cremona is a reference to the city of Cremona, where the singer spent her childhood. When making the album, photos of Mina in a Versace outfit posing against the background of night Cremona were used.[3]

The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere, the successful mixing of styles and genres, the lyrics and of course Mina's vocal abilities.[4][5][6][7] The album also reached the second position in the weekly album chart of Italy and stayed there for 19 weeks.[8] Sales of the album exceeded 500 thousand copies.[9]

In the same year, the album was reissued in a deluxe edition of Natale 1996, which also included the album Napoli.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Meglio così"
  • Samuele Cerri
  • Mauro Santoro
  • Marino Paire
5:17
2."Dottore" (featuring Beppe Grillo)
  • Carlo Fava
  • Gianluca Martinelli
5:29
3."Succede"
  • Fabrizio Berlincioni
  • Mauro Culotta
5:37
4."Musica per lui"Tullio Pizzorno3:48
5."La bacchetta magica"Maria Enrica Andolfi4:03
6."Ricominciamo"
4:05
7."Boh!"
5:17
8."Io sarò con te"Maurizio Morante5:03
9."Volami nel cuore"
3:39
10."Ma tu ci pensi"
  • De Martini
  • Pani
4:21
Total length:46:46

Personnel

  • Mina – vocals
  • Sergio Farina – acoustic guitar (1)
  • Giorgio Cocilovo [it] – acoustic guitar (1, 4), bouzouki (3), guitar (1, 4), mandolin (3)
  • Massimiliano Pani – arrangement (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10), backing vocals (3, 6, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
  • Gabriele Comeglio [it] – arrangement (2, 5), saxophone (2, 5, 10)
  • Paolo Gianolio [it] – arrangement (9), guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Emanuela Cortesi [it] – backing vocals (3, 4, 10)
  • Simonetta Robbiani – backing vocals (3, 10)
  • Stefano De Maco – backing vocals (3, 10)
  • Massimo Moriconi – bass
  • Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti [it] – drums (1–6, 8, 9)
  • Danilo Rea – electric piano (1–6, 8, 10)
  • Massimo Varini [it] – guitar (1, 4, 7, 10)
  • Umberto Fiorentino [it] – guitar (1, 8, 10)
  • Carmine Di – mixing (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10), sound engineering (1–8, 10)
  • Marti Jane Robertson – mixing (3, 8)
  • Lorenzo Malacrida – percussion (1, 3, 4, 8, 10)
  • Giovanni Di Stefano – trombone (2, 5, 10)
  • Mauro Parodi – trombone (2, 5, 10)
  • Emilio Soana – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
  • Pippo Colucci – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
  • Umberto Marcandalli – trumpet (2, 5, 10)
  • Gino Sgarbi – hairstyle
  • Stefano Anselmo – make-up
  • Mauro Balletti – photography, cover art

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for Cremona
Chart (1996) Peak
position
European Albums (Music & Media)[10] 25
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 2
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[8] 2

References

  1. ^ a b Mina (1996). Cremona (liner notes). Italy: PDU. CD 30043/7619923 30043 7.
  2. ^ Mina – Cremona at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Romana, Cesare G. (18 September 1996). "Mina, la "tigre" non smette di ruggire". Il Giornale (in Italian). ISSN 1124-8831.
  4. ^ Fratarcangeli, Fernando (September 1996). "Recensione al disco "Cremona"". Raro! (in Italian).
  5. ^ Zaccagnini, Paolo (18 September 1996). "Il ruggito di Mina questa volta vibra per la sua città". Il Messaggero (in Italian). ISSN 1126-8352.
  6. ^ Castaldo, Gino (18 September 1996). "Mina torna e affascina con il suo tocco magico". La Repubblica (in Italian). ISSN 0390-1076.
  7. ^ Pellicciotti, Giacomo (26 September 1996). "La Tigre ruggisce ancora". Panorama (in Italian). ISSN 0553-1098.
  8. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
  9. ^ "Mediaset distribuirà tutto Celentano "Ma Adriano non si vende a nessuno"" (PDF). L'Unità (in Italian). 8 July 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 45. 9 November 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 45. 9 November 1996. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.