| Gassa d'amante | ||||
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| Released | 22 November 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
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| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Language | Italian | |||
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| Producer | Massimiliano Pani | |||
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Gassa d'amante is a studio album by Italian singer Mina. It was released on 22 November 2024 by her own label, PDU. [2]
The title of the new album Gassa d'amante (English: Bowline ; it can also be translated as "lovers' loop") refers to the sea knot and symbolizes the strong and at the same time easily untangled nature of love. The album explores the twists and turns of love in all its beauty and complexity. [1] [3]
The album includes ten songs by various authors, including authors who have already worked with Mina, such as Franco Serafini, composer and arranger of Mina since 1985, Mauro Culotta, and Samuele Cerri, as well as new songwriters such as Luca Tudisca. [4] [5] In addition to Francesco Gabbani, the author of the first single, the album contains a song written by singer-songwriter Elisa, who expressed the meaning of the song and Mina's willingness to perform it: [6]
"Mina is beyond everything. Always and forever, everybody knows it and I think so too, of course. She has always been for me the most important vocal reference point in Italian music, together with Lucio Battisti, she is the Italian artist I listened to the most as a child and in my teenage years, so she formed me and influenced me a lot. Now a beautiful dream comes true, to hear her sing one of my songs is a gift of life. It gives me a whirlwind of emotions and leaves me with a deep gratitude and a sense of wonder and amazement at how it happened. The somewhat magical and mysterious story of this song makes it all the more unique. That demo of mine has been sitting in its own drawer for 20 years. Only now has it found the light, and she is so immense that she encompasses every age of woman in her voice. I heard in these notes that pure air of a child, that clarity in timbre and transparency in tone that in every moment uncovers the soul."
The song "L'amore vero" was included on the soundtrack of the film Diamanti, directed by Ferzan Özpetek, and became the third collaboration between the singer and the director. [7]
In support of the album, the single "Buttalo via" was released on 1 November. [8]
The album will be released simultaneously with the book La voce del silenzio, a collection of essays. Its goal is to trace not only the singer's career, but also her public image, the consequences of her success and her "disappearance", the radical way in which he changed Italian pop music. [9]
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| Source | Rating |
| Newsic.it | 8/10 [10] |
The reviewers of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Gassa d'amante is a treasure trove of vocal gems. Every song reveals new layers, showcasing not just a singer, but a true artist and assiduous researcher, constantly pushing the boundaries and discovering new ways to express the timeless journey of love." [1] Matteo Vaghi from Newsic.it noted that "Gassa d'amante is not just a record: it is an artistic gesture of rare intensity, a thread that links the past, the present and the future of Italian music." [10] Igor Gavrilov of Kommersant suggested that it is unlikely that Mina will be able to continue releasing new music at the same pace, and not because of the age characteristics of the voice, but the mood of the entire album, in which the image of love as a knot that needs to be untied and go further along the course. "This is what's in the headphones. And in the heart, of course, there is a testament and summing up," the reviewer concluded. [11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Non smetto di aspettarti" | Fabio Concato | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Dispersa" |
| 4:30 |
| 3. | "Per dirti t'amo" | Roberto Casu | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Amami e basta" | Antonino Luca Tudisca "Lumi" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Senza farmi male" | Elisa Toffoli | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Il cuore si sbaglia" |
| 4:41 |
| 7. | "È cosi che funziona" |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Buttalo via" | Francesco Gabbani | 4:05 |
| 9. | "L'amore vero" |
| 3:51 |
| 10. | "Non ti lascerò" |
| 4:16 |
| Total length: | 42:12 | ||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Italian Albums (FIMI) [14] | 3 |
| Italian Physical Albums (FIMI) [15] | 3 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Italy | 22 November 2024 | PDU | [16] | |
| Various |
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