Napoli (album)

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Napoli
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Studio album by
Mina
Released28 November 1996 (1996-11-28)
Recorded1996
StudioStudi GSU, Lugano [1]
Genre
Length43:16
Language Neapolitan
Label PDU
Mina chronology
Cremona
(1996)		Napoli
(1996)		 Minantologia
(1997)

Napoli is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 28 November 1996 by PDU. It features Neapolitan songs interpreted by Mina. The album became number four on the Italian albums chart (number two according to FIMI) and received positive reviews.

Contents

The songs "Passione" and "Voce 'e notte" were already recorded in 1961.

In the same year, the album was reissued in a deluxe edition of Natale 1996, which also included the album Cremona . [1]

Critical reception

Federico Vacalebre from Il Mattino noted that Napoli is an elegant interpretation of Parthenopean melodies and the most beautiful Mina's record of the nineties. [2] Marco Molendini  [ it ] also stated that this is one of Mina's best works, in which she shows herself as an impeccable vocalist. [3] Ernesto Assante from La Repubblica notes that the record is more than jazz, it is richer and more passionate. [4] Claudio Milano from OndaRock  [ it ] wrote that Mina offers arrangements of priceless sophistication and exciting vocal versions accompanied by an amazing string choir. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aggio perduto 'o suonno"
5:27
2."Amaro è 'o bene"
3:12
3."Quanno chiove" Pino Daniele 3:33
4."Passione"
3:28
5."Je sto vicino a te"Daniele5:58
6."Nun è peccato"
  • Ugo Calise
  • Carlo Alberto Rossi
4:55
7."Voce 'e notte"
6:17
8."Maruzzella"
3:29
9."Core 'ngrato"
2:17
10."Indifferentemente"
  • Umberto Martucci
  • Salvatore Mazzocco
4:38
Total length:43:16

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Napoli
Chart (1996)Peak
position
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 29
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] 2
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [8] 4

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mina (1996). Natale 1996 (booklet). Italy: PDU. 30047.
  2. 1 2 Vacalebre, Federico (27 October 1996). "Mina incanta Napoli: jazz sotto il Vesuvio". Il Mattino (in Italian). ISSN   1592-3908.
  3. ↑ Molendini, Marco (27 October 1996). "Mina, una tigre dal "core grato"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). ISSN   1126-8352.
  4. ↑ Assante, Ernesto (27 October 1996). "Il volto di Mina per cantare Napoli". La Repubblica (in Italian). ISSN   0390-1076.
  5. ↑ Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 27.
  8. ↑ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN   978-1094705002.
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