Attila (album)
| Attila | ||||
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| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | La Basilica, Milan[1] | |||
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| Length | 87:54 | |||
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| Label | PDU | |||
| Mina chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Attila | ||||
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Attila is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on October 1979 by PDU.
Overview[edit]
Released as a double album in the October of 1979, Attila was an immediate success and is one of the top 3 best-selling albums of the singer's career.[4] At just sixteen years old, Mina's son Massimiliano Pani made his debut as a songwriter with two tracks entitled: "Sensazioni" and "Il vento".
Anche un uomo was the ending theme of the TV quiz show Lascia o raddoppia?[5] written by Mike Bongiorno, Anselmo Genovese and the famous "Mr. No" Ludovico Peregrini.[6]
"Don't Take Your Love Away" is a cover of a song written by Isaac Hayes. The song is also the longest track recorded by Mina.
The track "Un po' di più" was originally sung by Patty Pravo and included on her album Sì... incoerenza in 1972.
The song "Rock and Roll Star" and "Anche tu" were also recorded by Mina is Spanish under the titles "Estrella del rock" e "También tù", respectively. These two songs were included on the Spanish version of Attila.
The album cover is signed by Luciano Tallarini, on photographs of Mauro Ballets reworked with the airbrush by Gianni Ronco. The album cover won the prize for best cover of the year and is displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[7][8]
Critical reception[edit]
Claudio Milano from OndaRock noted that Attila was positioned as an ambitious project, but in the end it turned out to be weak. It was from this album, in his opinion, that the decline in Mina's creative path began. Milano called the songs "Don't take Your Love" and "Shadow of My Old Road" the most worthy on the album.[9]
Track listing[edit]
Volume 1[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tiger Bay" | Julie Scott | Beppe Cantarelli | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Ma ci pensi" | Nino Romano | Federico Monti Arduini | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Se il mio canto sei tu" | Paola Blandi | Cantarelli | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Non tornerò" | Blandi | Cantarelli | 6:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Che novità" | Firmo Rizzini | Danidy | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Bonne nuit" | Andrea Lo Vecchio | Shel Shapiro | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Sensazioni" |
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| 4:47 |
| 4. | "Un po' di più" | Sergio Bardotti | Shapiro | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Il vento" |
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| 4:56 |
Volume 2[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Take Your Love Away" | Lee Hatim | Isaac Hayes | 9:25 |
| 2. | "Rock and Roll Star" | Lo Vecchio | Shapiro | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Fiore amaro" | Enrico Riccardi | Riccardi | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Sei metà" | Blandi | Cantarelli | 5:18 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anche tu" | Cristiano Minellono | Cantarelli | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Street Angel" |
| Teddy Randazzo | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Che volgarità" | Cristiano Malgioglio | Corrado Castellari | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Anche un uomo" |
| Anselmo Genovese | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Shadow of My Old Road" | Rizzini | Danidy | 4:05 |
Personnel[edit]
- Mina – vocals (all tracks)
- Beppe Cantarelli – arrangement (A1, A3, A4, B3, B5, C4, D1), vocals (C4)
- Giulio Libano – arrangement (A2)
- Rudy Brass – arrangement (B1, D5 )
- Shel Shapiro – arrangement (B2, B4, C1, C2)
- Mike Logan – arrangement (C3)
- Erich Bulling – arrangement (D2)
- Teddy Randazzo – arrangement (D2)
- Massimo Salerno – conducting (D2)
- Celso Valli – arrangement (D4)
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 5 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[11] | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Attila, Vol. 1 at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "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 27 February 2023.
- ^ http://beppecantarelli.com/seilmiocanto.html Come nasce una canzone: Se il mio canto sei tu
- ^ Farina, Corrado (2000). Un posto al buio. ISBN 9788886312462.
- ^ "Cover versions of Anche un uomo by Mina | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ "Una vita in copertina…Luciano Tallarini,il guru delle front! | Fotografi Napoli". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Un volume raccoglie le copertine di Luciano Tallarini - l'Isola della Musica Italiana". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Ruscitto, Germano (22 March 1980). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 12. p. 71. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
