Cremona (album)

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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