Una canzone

"Una canzone"
Single by Mina
from the album Salomè
LanguageItalian
B-side"Quando l'amore ti tocca"
ReleasedJune 1981 (1981-06)
Recorded1981
StudioLa Basilica, Milan[1]
GenrePop
Length4:05
LabelPDU
Composer(s)
  • Gianni Belleno
  • Arturo Belloni
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)New Trolls
Mina singles chronology
"Buonanotte, buonanotte"
(1980) 		"Una canzone"
(1981) 		"Morirò per te"
(1982)

"Una canzone" (English: "The song") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in collaboration with the band New Trolls. The song was written by the band members, the arrangement was made by Gianfranco Lombardi.[2] The song was released as the lead single from the 1981 album Salomè, but the release was commercially unsuccessful, reaching only number 21 on the chart, which became Mina's lowest chart position of all time.[3] The B-side was the song "Quando l'amore ti tocca", written by Ninni Carucci and Renato Di Bitonto.

Both songs translated into French by Pierre Delanoë, respectively titled "C'est une chanson" and "Quand l'amour vous touche", were released in France as a single with the intention of including them in the new album completely in French, but the last project was almost immediately abandoned.[4]

Track listing

7" single (Italy)[5]
A1. "Una canzone" – 4:05
B1. "Quando l'amore ti tocca" – 3:15
7" single (France)[4]
A1. "C'est une chanson (Una canzone)" – 4:05
B1. "Quand l'amour vous touche (Quando l'amore ti tocca)" – 3:15

Personnel

A1
  • Mina – vocals, backing vocals
  • Gianfranco Lombardi – arrangement, electric piano
  • Nico Di Palo – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Gianni Belleno – drums, backing vocals
  • Vittorio De Scalzi – electric piano, backing vocals
  • Ricky Belloni – guitar, backing vocals
B1
  • Mina – vocals
  • Carmelo Carucci – arrangement, electric piano
  • Giuseppe Banfi – electric piano
  • Paolo Donnarumma – bass guitar
  • Andrea Sacchi – guitar
  • Walter Scebran – drums, percussion

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Una canzone"
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[3] 21

References

  1. ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Salomè". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
  4. ^ a b C'est une chanson (liner notes). Mina. France: PDU. 1981. 2 C 008-72447. Retrieved 30 May 2024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Una canzone (liner notes). Mina. Italy: PDU. 1981. P.A. 1141. Retrieved 30 May 2024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)