Questione di feeling

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"Questione di feeling"
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Single by Mina and Riccardo Cocciante
from the album Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... and Il mare dei papaveri
LanguageItalian
ReleasedOctober 1985 (1985-10) [1]
Recorded1985
Studio Chipping Norton, England [2]
Genre Pop
Length4:12
Label Virgin
Composer(s) Riccardo Cocciante
Lyricist(s) Mogol
Producer(s)
Minasingles chronology
"Comincia tu"
(1984)		"Questione di feeling"
(1985)		"Via di qua"
(1986)
Riccardo Cocciantesingles chronology
"Sulla terra io e lei"
(1982)		"Questione di feeling"
(1985)		"L'onda"
(1986)

"Questione di feeling" is a duet song recorded by Italian singers Mina and Riccardo Cocciante. The song was released as a single and anticipated Mina's album Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... in which it is contained. Cocciante puts the track on his album Il mare dei papaveri (1985).

Contents

It was also used as the theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's TV show Pentatlon.

Overview

The song was written by Mogol and Cocciante. According to Cocciante, the process of creating the song was difficult. Mina liked the song itself, but due to the fact that they could not find the key to the performance, she abruptly began to refuse to record. Nevertheless, Cocciante persuades Mina to try to perform another version of the song in a new way, but Mina declares that she will not sing like that. In the end, she succumbs to persuasion and tries to record a piece that she really likes and she agrees to record the whole song. [3] The recording took place in England at Chipping Norton Recording Studios with the participation of the musician Paul Buckmaster.

Critical reception

Giulia Ciavarelli from TV Sorrisi e Canzoni called this song the pearl of Italian music. [4]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's and album's (Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula...) liner notes. [2] [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Questione di feeling"
Chart (1985)Peak
position
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [6] 2

Cover versions

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References

  1. ↑ "Questione di feeling". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Mina and Riccardo Cocciante (1985). Questione di feeling (liner notes). Italy: Virgin. VIN 45166.
  3. ↑ Novara, Beppe (27 January 2008). "1985 - Il singolo". Mina 1958-2011 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Ciavarelli, Giulia (20 February 2019). "Riccardo Cocciante, le 10 canzoni più belle della sua carriera". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Mina (1985). Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (booklet). Italy: PDU. PLD. L. 7047/48.
  6. ↑ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Independently Published. pp. 306–308. ISBN   9781093264906.
  7. ↑ Lecoeuvre, Fabien (12 March 2015). "Question de feeling". Le petit Lecoeuvre illustré: Dictionnaire. Histoire des chansons de A à Z (in French). Éditions du Rocher. ISBN   978-2-268-08052-9.
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