| Sensi e controsensi | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 46:42 | |||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Label | Dischi Ricordi | |||
| Producer | Gianni Sanjust | |||
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Sensi e controsensi is the fifth studio album by Italian singer Mia Martini, released in 1975 through Dischi Ricordi. The album's songs were written by authors such as Luigi Albertelli, Bruno Lauzi, the La Bionda brothers and, above all, Vinicius de Moraes, who wrote "Volesse il cielo" (Italian lyrics by Sergio Bardotti), recorded live with an orchestra. [1] [2]
The album's release was preceded by the single "Al mondo", which reached number eighteen in the Italian charts and stayed there for fifteen weeks. At the same time, the album itself did not have much commercial success, reaching only twenty-second place in the charts, falling out after two weeks. [3]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [3] | 22 |
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