Maeba (album)

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Maeba
Mina Maeba.jpg
Studio album by
Mina
Released23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
Recorded2017, Lugano
StudioPDU Studios in Lugano
Genre Pop
Length46:15
Label PDU, Sony Music Italy
Producer Massimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Tutte le migliori
(2017)		Maeba
(2018)		 Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook)
(2018)
Singles from Maeba
  1. "Volevo scriverti da tanto"
    Released: 9 March 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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FareMusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rockol 8/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Maeba is the 74th studio album by Italian singer Mina released on 23 March 2018 by PDU Music&Production and Sony Music Italy. [5] It contains ten new songs and two covers, [6] and is available in digital download, CD, and vinyl. [7] The first single was the opening track "Volevo scriverti da tanto", and was released on 9 March 2018. [8]

Contents

Background

After the released of Le migliori with Adriano Celentano in 2016, Mina came back in 2018 with Maeba, her first solo studio album since Selfie in 2014. [9] The cover art shows the singer like an alien, an image already used as a hologram during the final of Sanremo Festival 2018 and on the cover of Piccolino , Mina's 2011 album. [10] The album features 12 tracks and a 'surprise' for fans. [11] Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani, produced and arranged the songs, [12] which span many genres ranging from rhythm & blues to electronics, from rock to jazz. The album also contains songs sung in three languages: Italian, English, and Neapolitan. It was recorded and mixed at the PDU studios in Lugano, the strings were recorded at the Officine Meccaniche studio in Milan, while the mastering and transfer were performed by Alessandro Di Guglielmo at the Elettroformati studio. [13]

Singles

The first single released from the album was “Volevo scriverti da tanto”, a striking and emotional melodic ballad creating an atmosphere for the listener only Mina knows how to create: one of those songs that needs a great interpreter to express it fully. [14] The composer is Moreno Ferrara, one of the most important Italian choristers, [15] while the lyrics were written by Maria Francesca Polli, who has collaborated in the past with Roby Facchinetti, Claudio Baglioni, and Franco Fasano. The lyrics are a yearning letter to a person who can never read it. [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Volevo scriverti da tanto"music: Moreno Ferrara – lyrics: Maria Francesca Polli
4:27
2."Il mio amore disperato"music: Alberto Anelli – lyrics: Paolo Limiti  3:36
3."Ti meriti l'inferno"music & lyrics: Federico Spagnoli
  • Federico Spagnoli
  • Andrea Surdi
4:34
4."Il tuo arredamento"music & lyrics: Mariano RongoMariano Rongo4:59
5."Argini"music: Marco Ciappelli, Francesco Sighieri, Lele Fontana – lyrics: Marco Ciappelli, Francesco Sighieri 4:32
6."Last Christmas" George Michael  3:25
7."'A minestrina (feat. Paolo Conte)"Paolo Conte 3:17
8."Heartbreak Hotel"
 2:22
9."Al di là del fiume"music: Franco Serafini – lyrics: Giorgio Calabrese Franco Serafini3:25
10."Troppe note"music: Franco Serafini – lyrics: Viola Serafini 4:06
11."Ci vuole un po' di R'n'R"music: Maurizio Tirelli, Andrea Mingardi – lyrics: Andrea Mingardi 3:18
12."Un soffio (feat. Boosta)"music: Davide Dileo – lyrics: Luca Ragazzini 4:14

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Maeba
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [22] Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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