Mina quasi Jannacci

Mina quasi Jannacci
Studio album by
Mina
ReleasedNovember 1977 (1977-11)
Recorded24 October 1977 (1977-10-24)[1]
StudioLa Basilica, Milan[2]
GenreCanzone italiana
Length37:25
LanguageItalian
LabelPDU
Mina chronology
Mina con bignè
(1977) 		Mina quasi Jannacci
(1977) 		Mina Live '78
(1978)

Mina quasi Jannacci is the thirty-second studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in November 1977 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.[1] It was originally distributed as a double LP with Mina con bignè.

Overview

The album contains ten songs originally written by Enzo Jannacci, who duets with Mina on this album.[3] All ten songs were reinterpreted and special arrangements for the orchestra was written by Gianni Ferrio. The songs have mostly already been performed by the author, with the exception of two previously unpublished ones:

  • "Vita vita" was used in the same year for the soundtrack to the Mauro Bolognini film Great boiled: This is the main theme of the film and is present in both the opening and ending credits.[4] It has never been performed by Jannacci.
  • "Ecco tutto qui" – the music from the song has already been used by the author in the song "Dagalterun fandango" (from O vivere o ridere, 1976); this version will also be recorded by Janacci for the 1979 album Foto ricordo.

There are no other songs by Enzo Jannacci in Mina's discography, except for these ten.[5]

Critical reception

Claudio Milano from OndaRock [it] in a retrospective review stated that these are the most beautiful songs from the author's collection of Enzo Jannacci, who, having thrown off the mask of a buffoon, reveals himself in all the weaknesses and in the greatness of the narrator of human despair, the transmission of the spirit of the time. Milano also noted Mina's perfect, heavenly performance, albeit in a dramatic way, and also that the arrangements seem perfect. Summarizing, he wrote: "A record bordering on perfection, a milestone that caresses genres, surpassing them, a treasure box that needs to be opened with care, a diary abandoned in the attic, the story of Italy in life, which is present every day, but which, unfortunately, no longer exists in music."[6] Italian journalist Aldo Dalla Vecchia, in his book Mina for Beginners, noted that this is a sophisticated tribute, which is one of her least understood, but most unusual and charming entries.[7] Claudio Zonta of La Civiltà Cattolica wrote that Mina performed the material with all her naturalness and class.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Enzo Jannacci, except were noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rino" 2:17
2."E l'era tardi" 3:33
3."Saxophone"
  • Jannacci
  • Beppe Viola
3:22
4."Vincenzina e la fabbrica" 3:53
5."Tira a campà"
5:37
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La sera che partì mio padre" 4:26
2."Vita vita"
  • Jannacci
  • Viola
3:46
3."E savè" 4:35
4."Sfiorisci bel fiore" 4:00
5."Ecco tutto qui" 3:56

Personnel

  • Mina – vocals
  • Enzo Jannacci – vocals (A2)
  • Gianni Ferrio – arrangement, conductor
  • Nuccio Rinaldis – mixing, recording
  • Alba Ferrio – mixing
  • Mauro Balletti – photography
  • Luciano Tallarini – art direction

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Charts

Chart performance for Mina quasi Jannacci and Mina con bignè
Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Billboard)[10] 5
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[11] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Mina quasi Jannacci". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ Jannacci, Paolo; Gentile, Enzo (2023). Enzo Jannacci: Ecco tutto qui (in Italian). Hoepli. p. 45. ISBN 9788836010820. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Gran bollito (1977) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mina canta Enzo Jannacci". Rockol (in Italian). 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina – biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. ^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Numero Uno". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 34. ISBN 9788893720885. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  8. ^ Zonta, Claudio (1 July 2023). "Enzo Jannacci: L'importante è esagerare". La Civiltà Cattolica (in Italian). No. 4153. p. 97. ISSN 0009-8167. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  9. ^ Mina (1977). Mina quasi Jannacci (liner notes). Italy: PDU. Pld. L 6089.
  10. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 5. 4 February 1978. p. 82. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  11. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.