I Am Mina

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I Am Mina
I Am Mina (Mina).png
Compilation album by
Released22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
Recorded1969–1991
Studio
Genre Europop [2]
Length68:59
Label EMI
Mina chronology
Je suis Mina
(2011)
I Am Mina
(2011)
Yo soy Mina
(2011)

I Am Mina is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 22 March 2011 by EMI.

Contents

Overview

This album is a trilogy of compilations released in 2011 and also includes albums in French ( Je suis Mina ) and Spanish ( Yo soy Mina ). Some of the songs on the compilation have never been released in albums or in Italy.

I Am Mina covers the period from the late 1960s to the early 1990s with English versions of some of his classic works, such as "Il cielo in una stanza" ("The World We Love In"), "Vorrei che fosse amore" ("More Than Strangers") and "Quand'ero piccola". There are several songs from the repertoire of the 70s, when her albums usually topped the charts: "I Still Love You" ("Fate piano"), "Where Would I Be Without Your Love?" ("Ancora dolcemente"), "Love Me" ("Uappa"), with a different arrangement than the original. The album also features English versions of Mina's bestselling singles, such as "Runaway" ("E poi..."), "Never, Never, Never" ("Grande, grande, grande") and "Take Me" ("L'importante è finire").

English versions of "Quand'ero piccola", "Io innamorata" and "I discorsi" were previously unreleased. [3] "Walk on By", "Strangers in the Night", "Only You" and "Stardust" are already released on Mina's previous studio albums. [4]

Most of the songs were adapted into English by Norman Newell. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Mariano Prunes from AllMusic highly appreciated the album's design, vocals and Mina's performing abilities, but noted that the translated versions of the songs are worse than the original lyrics in almost all songs, and also stated that the American jazz and pop melodies that end the compilation are not particularly inspiring. In conclusion, he wrote that this compilation is suitable only for fans of Mina, but for those who want to understand what her genius is, it is necessary to avoid it and listen to Italian albums. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me" ("L'importante è finire")3:24
2."Runaway" ("E poi...")4:47
3."More Than Strangers" ("Vorrei che fosse amore")2:20
4."Love Me" ("Uappa")
3:29
5."Never, Never, Never" ("Grande, grande, grande")3:58
6."I Still Love You" ("Fate piano")
  • Lo Vecchio
  • Shapiro
4:10
7."Why? (Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do)" ("Vorrei averti nonostante tutto")
  • Testa
  • Danilo Vaona
  • Virca
  • Newell
4:32
8."The Way I Love You" ("Amore mio")
  • Canfora
  • Gina Basso
  • Newell
3:42
9."Where Would I Be Without Your Love?" ("Ancora dolcemente")
  • Fabio Massimo Cantini
  • Luigi Lopez
  • Paolo Amerigo Cassella
  • Newell
4:24
10."Don't Ask Me to Love You" ("Domenica sera")
3:18
11."The World We Love In" ("Il cielo in una stanza")2:28
12."Quand'ero piccola" (English version)2:43
13."Io innamorata" (English version)2:59
14."I discorsi" (English version)
  • Martelli
  • Mina
  • Newell
3:09
15."Walk on By"8:25
16."Strangers in the Night"3:40
17."Only You"
3:11
18."Stardust"3:50
Total length:68:59

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for I Am Mina
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [5] 57

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References

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