| In duo | ||||
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| Released | 4 March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–1997 | |||
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| Length | 68:23 | |||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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In duo is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 March 2003 by EMI. The album features Mina's duets with various artists recorded throughout her career.
Fifteen duet compositions are presented in In duo. Among the songs contained is the famous "Parole parole", the final theme of the TV show Teatro 10 (sung in a duet with Alberto Lupo. "La canzone di Marinella", sung in duet with Fabrizio De Andre, in a version made in 1997 at the studios of GSU Lugano, the last official studio recording of the Genoese singer and songwriter. "Sono ancora" was recorded without instruments in collaboration with the vocal quintet Le Voci Atroci. And also the song "Come stai", recorded with Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani, which was written and arranged by him. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay with Me (Stay)" (with Piero Pelù) |
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| Olio (1999) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Questione di feeling" (with Riccardo Cocciante) | Mogol | Riccardo Cocciante | Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1985) | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Neri" (with Renato Zero) | Renato Zero | Giulia Fasolino | Mina Nº 0 (1999) | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Via di qua" (with Fausto Leali) | Giorgio Calabrese | Massimiliano Pani | Sì, buana (1986) | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Rotola la vita" (with Audio2) |
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| Canarino mannaro (1994) | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Suona ancora" (with Le Voci Atroci) |
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| Leggera (1997) | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Dottore" (with Beppe Grillo) |
| Fava | Cremona (1996) | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Come stai?" (with Massimiliano Pani) |
| Pani | Sorelle Lumière (1992) | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Amore" (with Riccardo Cocciante) | Maurizio Monti | Cocciante | Canarino mannaro (1994) | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Contigo en la distancia" (with Angel "Pato" Garcia) | César Portillo De La Luz | De La Luz | Salomè (1981) | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Parole parole" (with Alberto Lupo) |
| Gianni Ferrio | Cinquemilaquarantatre (1972) | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Someday in My Life" (with Mick Hucknall) | Mick Hucknall | Hucknall | Leggera (1997) | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Noi" (with Massimo Lopez) | Mauro Santoro | Santoro | Canarino mannaro (1994) | 5:27 |
| 14. | "E l'era tardi" (with Enzo Jannacci) | Enzo Jannacci | Jannacci | Mina quasi Jannacci (1977) | 3:32 |
| 15. | "La canzone di Marinella" (with Fabrizio De André) | Fabrizio De André | De André | Previously unreleased | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 68:23 | ||||
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Albums ( Music & Media ) [3] | 72 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [4] | 6 |
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