Mina Celentano is a collaborative studio album by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano, released on 14 May 1998 by Clan Celentano and PDU and distributed by RTI Music [it]. It became one of the best-selling albums in Italy, with over 2 million copies sold.[2][3]

Mina Celentano
Studio album by
Released14 May 1998 (1998-05-14)
Recorded1998
Studio
GenrePop
Length45:16
LanguageItalian
Label
Mina chronology
Leggera
(1997)
Mina Celentano
(1998)
Nostalgias
(1998)
Adriano Celentano chronology
Arrivano gli uomini
(1996)
Mina Celentano
(1997)
Io non so parlar d'amore
(1999)

Overview

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A special edition of the album, titled Mina Celentano – Buon Natale, was released during the Christmas season packaged with a CD-ROM titled "Molly e destino solitario" featuring an animated video of Che t'aggia di.

18 years later, in 2016, Mina and Celentano recorded a second collaborative album called Le Migliori ("the best ones", in reference to a quote by Celentano describing their collaboration).

Lucio Battisti was initially attached to the project but he eventually dropped out.[4]

The album was recorded in Galbiate and Lugano and was produced by Massimiliano Pani.

The album spawned two singles, Acqua e sale and Brivido felino. Mina would later record Spanish versions of both songs with different male singers, respectively Miguel Bosé and Diego Torres).

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Acqua e sale"Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro4:42
2."Brivido felino"Stefano Cenci, Paolo Audino3:44
3."Io non volevo"Adriano Celentano4:08
4."Specchi riflessi"Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro4:59
5."Dolce fuoco dell'amore"Giulia Fasolino4:39
6."Che t'aggia di'"Adriano Celentano5:09
7."Io ho te"Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro4:54
8."Dolly"Adriano Celentano, Marco Vaccaro5:35
9."Sempre sempre sempre"Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi4:46
10."Messaggio d'amore"Massimiliano Pani2:36
Total length:45:16

Credits

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  • Adriano Celentano – vocals
  • Mina – vocals
  • Alfredo Golino – drums
  • Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti – drums
  • Paolo Gianolio – guitar
  • Massimo Varini – guitar
  • Giorgio Cocilovo – guitar
  • Umberto Fiorentino – guitar
  • Danilo Rea – piano, accordion
  • Nicolò Fragile – keyboards
  • Massimo Moriconi – bass
  • Massimiliano Pani – keyboards

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Mina Celentano
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12] 2× Diamond 2,000,000[3]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[13] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mina, Adriano Celentano (1998). Mina Celentano (liner notes). Italy: Clan Celentano, PDU, RTI Music. 90012. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Luis (29 January 2015). "I dieci album italiani più venduti di sempre". FanCity Acireale. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mina, gli 80 anni di un mito" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022. Proprio "Mina Celentano", con due milioni di copie, è il disco più venduto dalla cantante.
  4. ^ "√ Adriano Celentano: Lettera a Lucio Battisti".
  5. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 25. 20 June 1998. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 23. 6 June 1998. p. 26.
  7. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mina – Mina Celentano". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Mina Celentano". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Mina Celentano". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ "European Top 100 Albums 1998" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 12.
  12. ^ Castaldo, Gino (27 October 2004). "Arriva il nuovo Celentano con un inedito di De André". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  13. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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