Anche un uomo

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"Anche un uomo"
Single by Mina
from the album Attila
LanguageItalian
B-side"Se il mio canto sei tu"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (1979-03)
Recorded9–14 March 1979[1]
StudioLa Basilica, Milan[2]
GenrePop
Length4:50
LabelPDU
Composer(s)Anselmo Genovese
Lyricist(s)
Mina singles chronology
"Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
(1978)
"Anche un uomo"
(1979)
"Buonanotte, buonanotte"
(1980)

"Anche un uomo" (English: Even a man) is a song by Italian singer Mina, recorded for her studio album Attila. It was written by Anselmo Genovese, Mike Bongiorno, Ludovico Peregrini and Alberto Testa.[1] "Anche un uomo" was released as a lead single in March 1979 and peaked at number 9 in its seventh week on the Italian chart.[3] It was also used as a theme song of the game show Lascia o raddoppia?[4] The song "Se il mio canto sei tu", which was written by Paola Blandi and Beppe Cantarelli, was used as a B-side.[5]

Track listing[edit]

7" single[6]
A. "Anche un uomo" – 4:50
B. "Se il mio canto sei tu" (Paola Blandi, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:20

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Anche un uomo"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Italy (Billboard)[7] 10
Italy (Musica e dischi)[3] 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Anche un uomo/Se il mio canto sei tu". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 20 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. ^ Genovese, Anselmo. "Anche un uomo - Mina" (in Italian). anselmogenovese.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Cantarelli, Beppe. "Se Il Mio Canto Sei Tu" (in Italian). beppecantarelli.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ Mina (1979). Anche un uomo/Se il mio canto sei tu (liner notes). Italy: PDU. P.A. 1136. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ Ruscitto, Geramno (30 June 1979). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 26. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.

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