Amanti di valore is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1973 by PDU and originally distributed by EMI Italiana as a double album along with Frutta e verdura.[2]
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| Released | 22 October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | La Basilica, Milan[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 38:56 | |||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Label | PDU | |||
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Overview
editThe album's songs are dedicated to love and sex. Mina, again going against the flow, relies on the lyrics of the promising author Franco Califano, who describes without taboos the relationship between two adulterers ("Amanti di valore") or the absurd erotic games that she learns to please her man, thereby losing the natural spontaneity and naivety associated with the act of love ("Inibizioni al vento").[3]
"Carlo detto il mandrillo" differs in that Mina does not perform the lead vocal part, but sounds like part of the choir. This is a song about a man overwhelmed with excessive passion in search of a woman. The song was removed from foreign releases due to censorship.[3]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Franco Califano; all music is composed by Carlo Pes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amanti di valore" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "La vita goccia a goccia" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Ieri, ieri" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "I sogni di un semplice" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "La solita storia d'amore" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Un po' d'uva" | 0:28 |
| Total length: | 21:58 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Il poeta che non pensa mai" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "La mia vecchiaia" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Carlo detto il mandrillo" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Inibizioni al vento" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Ninna nanna amore stanco" | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 16:58 | |
Personnel
edit- Mina – vocals
- Pino Presti – arrangement, bass, Rhodes piano, percussion
- Carlo Pes – arrangement, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, mixing
- Dario Baldan Bembo – organ, electric piano, piano, eminent
- Renzo Bergonzi – percussion
- Bruno De Filippi – harmonica
- Tullio De Piscopo – drums, conga
- Lino Liguori – drums
- Arturo Prestipino Giarritta – violin
- Andrea Sacchi – electric guitar, classical guitar, lap steel guitar
- Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineering
- Mauro Balletti – photography
- Luciano Tallarini – artwork, design
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] | 1 |
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Numero Uno". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 34. ISBN 9788893720885. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b Bassotti, Paolo (2004). Sexy rock: 50 storie di musica e rivoluzione sessuale (in Italian). Arcana. p. 240. ISBN 9788862313506.
- ^ Mina (1973). Amanti di valore (liner notes). Italy: PDU. Pld. L. 5070. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Ruscitto, Geramno (25 May 1974). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 21. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
Further reading
edit- Coccoluto, Salvatore (2024). "L'intervista: Pino Presti. "Amanti di valore, uno dei punti più alti della sua carriera d'autore". Franco Califano: Non escludo il ritorno (in Italian). Diarkos. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9788836163977.
External links
edit- Amanti di valore at Discogs (list of releases)
- Frutta e verdura/Amanti di valore at Discogs
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