Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (song)

"Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare"
Single by Mina
from the album Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare
LanguageItalian
B-side"Ollallà Gigi"
Released16 May 1963 (1963-05-16)[1]
GenrePop
Length2:12
LabelItaldisc
Composer(s)Piero Soffici
Lyricist(s)Mogol
Mina singles chronology
"Capitano"
(1963) 		"Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare"
(1963) 		"La ragazza dell'ombrellone accanto"
(1963)
Audio
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"Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare" (English: "Same beach, same sea") is a song written by Piero Soffici and Mogol. Italian singer Piero Focaccia was the first to record the song,[2] but Mina released the song about a month earlier. It is noteworthy that Mina uses the same arrangement as in the original, rather than adapting it for herself as she used to do with cover versions.[3]

Despite the boycott by RAI and the absence of any promotion due to the well-known events related to Mina's affair with married actor Corrado Pani, the song becomes a hit.[4] It debuted at number thirteen on the Italian singles chart and peaked at number four in the seventh week of its stay, while the song spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.[5] The B-side was the song "Ollallà Gigi", which was written by Vito Pallavicini and Vittorio Buffoli; both songs were performed with an orchestra conducted by Tony De Vita.[1]

Focaccia's version was also a success, winning the Un disco per l'estate competition and launching his career.[6]

Later, Mina re-recorded the song "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare" in French ("Tout s'arrange quand on s'aime", lyrics by André Salvet and Claude Carrère)[7] and in Spanish ("La misma playa", lyrics by Manuel Salina).[8]

Track listing

7" single[9]
A. "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare" – 2:12
B. "Ollallà Gigi" (Vito Pallavicini, Vittorio Buffoli) – 2:14

Charts

Chart performance for "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare" by Mina
Chart (1963) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 4
Chart performance for "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare" by Piero Focaccia
Chart (1963) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Stessa spiaggia stesso mare/Ollallà Gigi". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Stessa spiaggia stesso mare/Portala in cantina". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ AA.VV. (2003). "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare". In Castaldo, Gino [in Italian] (ed.). Dizionario della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 427. ISBN 9788897508311.
  4. ^ Vita, Vito (2020). "La Ri-Fi Records di Ansoldi". Musica solida (in Italian). Miraggi Edizioni. ISBN 9788833860534.
  5. ^ a b c Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
  6. ^ Deregibus, Enrico (2006). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Giunti. p. 194. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
  7. ^ Mina Export Volume 2 (liner notes) (in Italian). Mina. Italy: Carosello. 1986. CDOR 9155.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Renato / Me Miran / Se'n Va Anar / La Misma Playa (liner notes) (in Italian). Mina. Italy: Discophon. 1963. 27.234.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (liner notes) (in Italian). Mina. Italy: Italdisc. 1963. MH-134.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)