Del mio meglio (compilation series)

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Del mio meglio
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Cover art for 2011 digital box set Del mio meglio Boxset, based on the artwork from the Ascoltami, guardami 2006 box set
Compilation album seriesby
Mina
Released1971–1987
Recorded1968–1983
Genre
  • Pop
  • rock
  • jazz
Label

Del mio meglio is a series of compilation albums by the Italian singer Mina, released from 1971 to 1987. Each of them is an anthology of Mina's hits and significant songs taken from her official albums. Also, songs not previously released on albums appeared in such collections for the first time. Each compilation was reissued in different years on different media: vinyl, Stereo8 (not all), cassette and compact disc (later also remastered and released digitally). [1] [2] Various box sets were also released.

Contents

Del mio meglio series

...Del mio meglio (1971)

...Del mio meglio n. 2 (1973)

...Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975)

Del mio meglio numero quattro (1977)

Del mio meglio n. 5 (1979)

Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live (1981)

Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live
Compilation album by
Mina
ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)
Recorded1968–1978
VenueLa Bussola, Tuscany
Genre
  • Pop
  • rock
  • jazz
Length43:24
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Kyrie
(1980)		Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live
(1981)		 Salomè
(1981)

Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live was released in July 1981 by PDU. The sixth volume of the series consists only of songs taken from live albums, it does not contain unreleased songs. The songs are arranged in chronological order and are taken from recordings made during only three official concerts of the singer included in the albums:

Track listing

  1. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) – 3:30
  2. "C'è più samba" (Bruno Lauzi, Chico Buarque de Hollanda) – 3:30
  3. "Fiume azzurro" (Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi) – 3:42
  4. "Someday (You Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) – 7:06
  5. "Sognando" (Don Backy) – 4:10
  6. "Non può morire un'idea" (Ivano Fossati) – 4:32
  7. "Georgia on My Mind / Angela / Margherita" (Stuart Gorrell, Hoagy Carmichael / José Feliciano, Janna Merlyn Feliciano / Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante) – 8:21
  8. "Lacreme napulitane" (Libero Bovio, Francesco Buongiovanni) – 5:10
  9. "We Are the Champions" (Freddie Mercury) – 4:14

Del mio meglio numero sette (1983)

Del mio meglio numero sette
Compilation album by
Mina
ReleasedApril 1983 (1983-04)
Recorded1975–1979
Studio La Basilica, Milan [3]
Genre Pop
Length45:58
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Italiana
(1982)		Del mio meglio numero sette
(1983)		 Mina 25
(1983)

Del mio meglio numero sette was released in April 1983. The compilation is notable for containing the song "Ancora, ancora, ancora", which was previously released only on the 1978 single "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)".

Track listing

  1. "Michelle" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:30
  2. "Anche tu" (Cristiano Minellono, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:56
  3. "Emozioni" (Mogol, Lucio Battisti) – 4:35
  4. "Sensazioni" (Massimiliano Pani, Valentino Alfano) – 4:47
  5. "Da capo" (Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante) – 3:16
  6. "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" (Mogol, Lucio Battisti) – 3:04
  7. "Ancora, ancora, ancora" (Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti) – 4:19
  8. "Don't Take Your Love Away" (Shel Shapiro, Isaac Hayes) – 9:05
  9. "Dieci ragazzi" (Mogol, Lucio Battisti) – 2:36
  10. "Devo tornare a casa mia" (Luigi Clausetti) – 3:50

Del mio meglio numero otto (1985)

Del mio meglio numero otto
Compilation album by
Mina
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)
Recorded1972–1982
Studio La Basilica, Milan [3]
Genre Pop
Length46:51
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Catene
(1984)		Del mio meglio numero otto
(1985)		 Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula...
(1985)

Del mio meglio numero otto was released in May 1985. It includes songs recorded by Mina from 1972 to 1982 (from the albums Cinquemilaquarantatre , Altro , Attila , Kyrie , Salomè and Italiana ).

Track listing

  1. "Se il mio canto sei tu" (Paola Blandi, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:23
  2. "Walk on By" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) – 8:25
  3. "Magica follia" (Andrea Lo Vecchio) – 3:54
  4. "Io ti amavo quando (You've Got a Friend)" (Paolo Limiti, Carole King) – 4:19
  5. "I giorni dei falò (Long Ago and Far Away)" (Giorgio Calabrese, James Taylor) – 2:20
  6. "Voglio stare bene" (Simon Luca) – 3:22
  7. "Tu sarai la mia voce (Put the Weight on My Shoulders)" (Vittorio De Scalzi, Gino Vannelli) – 4:55
  8. "Buonanotte buonanotte" (Carla Vistarini, Fabio Massimo Cantini) – 5:07
  9. "Che novità" (Firmo Rizzini, Rudy Meledandri) – 4:54
  10. "Già visto" (Massimiliano Pani, Celso Valli) – 5:12

Del mio meglio n. 9 (1987)

Del mio meglio n. 9
Compilation album by
Mina
ReleasedMay 1987 (1987-05)
Recorded1974–1983
Genre Pop
Length45:22
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Sì, buana
(1986)		Del mio meglio n. 9
(1987)		 Rane supreme
(1987)

The last compilation in the series, Del mio meglio n. 9, was released in May 1987. Mostly songs from the 80s are presented.

Track listing

  1. "Devi dirmi di sì" (Massimiliano Pani, Valentino Alfano, Piero Cassano) – 4:15
  2. "Ma ci pensi" (Nino Romano, Federico Monti Arduini) – 4:15
  3. "Sono sola sempre" (Bruno Lauzi, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:20
  4. "Rock and Roll Star" (Andrea Lo Vecchio, Shel Shapiro) – 3:29
  5. "Una canzone" (Nico Di Palo, Vittorio De Scalzi, Gianni Belleno, Ricky Belloni) – 4:06
  6. "Cowboys" (Ivano Fossati) – 1:50
  7. "Perfetto non so" (Andrea Lo Vecchio, Celso Valli) – 3:58
  8. "Allora sì" (Franco Califano, Massimo Guantini) – 4:13
  9. "Quando l'amore ti tocca" (Renato Di Bitonto, Carmelo Carucci) – 3:15
  10. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:13
  11. "Tres palabras" (Osvaldo Farrés) – 3:23
  12. "Anche un uomo" (Alberto Testa, Mike Bongiorno, Ludovico Peregrini, Anselmo Genovese) – 4:48

Critical reception

Christian Calabrese in his review for Ciao 2001 noted that despite criticism of the series, Mina continues to sell albums quite successfully. [11] Music critic Claudio Milano from OndaRock magazine noted the albums Del mio meglio and Del mio meglio n. 3 as one of the best in Mina's discography. [12]

Chart history

Chart performance for Del mio meglio series
TitleYearChartPeak
position		Weeks
on chart		Ref.
Del mio meglio 1971Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi )145 [13]
Del mio meglio n. 2 1973425
Del mio meglio n. 3 1975430
Minantologia 1997108
European Albums ( Music & Media )726 [14]
2008Italian Albums (FIMI)961 [15]

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