"Una zebra a pois" | ||||
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Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Il cielo in una stanza | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
B-side | "Mi vuoi lasciar" | |||
Released | 14 June 1960 [1] | |||
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Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Italdisc | |||
Composer(s) | Lelio Luttazzi | |||
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Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Una zebra a pois" (English: "A Polka Dot Zebra") [3] is a song written by Lelio Luttazzi, Dino Verde and Marcello Ciorciolini. In 1960, the song was recorded and released as a single by singer Mina. [1] The song was not a great success, peaking at number eighteen on the Italian chart for one week. [4] The song "Mi vuoi lasciar" written by Nicola Salerno and Mansueto De Ponti was used as a B-side. Mina also recorded this song in English (for the US release of the single "This World We Love In (Il cielo in una stanza)," adapted lyrics by Don Raye) [5] and Spanish (lyrics by Salerno). [6]
Claudio Milano from Ondarock in a retrospective review called "Una zebra a pois" a "real miracle," and that Luttazzi offers an arrangement worthy of the greatest classics of American song. He also noted the complex structure of the composition, which requires Mina to have a truly important ability to perform, comparing her to Yma Sumac. "Mina seems to literally fly on the song, she lives the rhythm as something inherent to her system," Milano wrote. [2]
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] | 18 |
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