Succhiando l'uva

"Succhiando l'uva"
Single by Mina
from the album Veleno
LanguageItalian
Released27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)
GenrePop
Length4:09
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Zucchero Fornaciari
Producer(s)Massimiliano Pani
Mina singles chronology
"Oggi sono io"
(2001) 		"Succhiando l'uva"
(2002) 		"Certe cose si fanno"
(2002)

"Succhiando l'uva" (English: "Sucking grapes") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Matteo Saggese, Mino Vergnaghi and Zucchero Fornaciari. The song was released as the lead single from the 2002 album Veleno, debuting at number two on the Italian chart and also becoming the fifteenth on the radio chart.[1]

A Spanish version of the song called "Uvas maduras" was recorded by Mina in 2007 for the album Todavia.[2]

Critical reception

Franco Zanetti of Rockol noted that here Mina is more than usually happy, relaxed, melodically wide and serenely smooth.[3] Claudio Milano of OndaRock [it] stated that although the track sounds like an unreleased song from a Zucchero Fornaciari cover band, it is a pleasant light piece, burdened with some vocal excesses. "And yet one thing must be admitted... how much self-irony!" he added.[4]

Track listing

CD single[5]
  1. "Succhiando l'uva" – 4:09
  2. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) – 1:21

Personnel

  • Mina – vocals
  • Massimiliano Pani – arrangement, keyboards, programming, production
  • Nicolò Fragile – arrangement, keyboards, Hammond organ (1), piano (2)
  • Alfredo Golino – drums (1)
  • Giorgio Cocilovo – guitar (1)
  • Mauro Balletti – cover art
  • Gianni Ronco – illustration
  • Ignazio Morviducci – recording, mixing

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes.[5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Succhiando l'uva"
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 2
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[7] 15

References

  1. ^ "Music Control: crollano i Coldplay, le t.A.T.u. in testa". Rockol (in Italian). 6 October 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mina - Todavia - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). 25 October 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ Zanetti, Franco (27 September 2002). "Mina - Succhiando l'uva - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Succhiando l'uva (liner notes). Italy: PDU, Sony Music. 2002. 673189 2. Retrieved 29 May 2024. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Mina – Succhiando l'uva". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Major Market Airplay – Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 43. 19 October 2002. p. 21. OCLC 29800226.