Canzonissima '68

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Canzonissima '68
Canzonissima.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1968 (1968-12) [1]
Genre Pop
Length36:24
Language Italian
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina
(1968)
Canzonissima '68
(1968)
I discorsi
(1969)
Singles from Canzonissima '68
  1. "Quand'ero piccola"
    Released: October 1968 [2]
  2. "Vorrei che fosse amore"
    Released: October 1968 [3]
  3. "Zum zum zum"
    Released: October 1968 [4]
  4. "Nè come nè perchè"
    Released: November 1968 [5]

Canzonissima '68 is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1968 by PDU and distributed by Durium.

Contents

Overview

The album features songs previously published on 45rpm records (except for "E sono ancora qui"), all of which were performed during the TV show Canzonissima of the 1968 season, where Mina was also the host. [6] The tracks "Zum zum zum" and "Vorrei che fosse amore" were the show's theme songs. [7]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zum zum zum"2:41
2."Io innamorata"2:59
3."Sacumdì, sacumdà (Nem Vem Que não Tem)"2:37
4."Né come né perché"
  • Amurri
  • Canfora
4:17
5."Un colpo al cuore"
3:19
6."La voce del silenzio"
3:23
Total length:19:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vorrei che fosse amore"
  • Amurri
  • Canfora
2:31
2."Quand'ero piccola"2:53
3."Deborah"2:58
4."Fantasia (Fantasy)"
3:03
5."Niente di niente (Break Your Promise)"3:14
6."E sono ancora qui"
  • Amurri
  • Bruno Canfora
2:29
Total length:17:08

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for Canzonissima '68
Chart (1968)Peak
position
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [9] 2

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References

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