Minacantalucio

Minacantalucio (also referred as Mina Canta Lucio) is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1975 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.^[1]

Minacantalucio
Studio album by Mina
Released	October 1975 (1975-10)
Recorded	9 October 1975 (1975-10-09)[1]
Studio	La Basilica, Milan[2]
Genre	Pop
Length	39:04
Language	Italian
Label	PDU
Mina chronology
Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975) Minacantalucio (1975) La Mina (1975)

Overview

The title translates as Mina Sings Lucio, referring to the album's consisting entirely of songs composed by Lucio Battisti (and originally recorded by him except for "L'aquila", originally performed by Bruno Lauzi). The album was also released as a double LP along with La Mina, and a large poster of Mina, painted by Piero Crida and inspired by Maxfield Parrish's work, was used as packaging.^[3]

Critical reception

Claudio Milano from OndaRock [it] praised the album, especially its complex, avant-garde and very individual arrangements, associated with a voice that refuses all condescension. He also stated that this album is a "pearl" and the best tribute to Battisti.^[4]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I giardini di marzo"	6:04
2.	"Il nostro caro angelo"	4:08
3.	"Dieci ragazzi (Dieci ragazze)"	2:36
4.	"Innocenti evasioni"	3:24
5.	"7 e 40"	3:35
Total length:		19:47

All lyrics are written by Mogol; all music is composed by Lucio Battisti

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Emozioni"	4:35
2.	"Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco"	3:04
3.	"29 settembre"	3:34
4.	"L'aquila"	4:30
5.	"Non è Francesca"	3:34
Total length:		19:17

Personnel

• Mina – vocals
• Gabriel Yared – arrangement
• Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer
• Mauro Balletti – photography
• Luciano Tallarini – cover art

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Minacantalucio and La Mina Chart (1976) Peak position Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] 3 Weekly chart performance for Minacantalucio Chart (1976) Peak position Italian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Minacantalucio and La Mina Chart (1976) Position Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[8] 5

References

1. "Minacantalucio". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
3. La Mina/Minacantalucio (liner notes). Italy: PDU. 1975. Pld. L. 6036/37. Retrieved 19 May 2024. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
4. Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. Minacantalucio (liner notes). Italy: PDU. 1975. Pld. L 6036. Retrieved 19 May 2024. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
6. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
7. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 8. 21 February 1976. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
8. Anzelmo, Francesco; Bellavita, Andrea; Facchinotti, Lorenzo (2007). "Classifica 1976". In Colombo, Fausto (ed.). Gli Anni delle Cose: Media e società italiana negli anni settanta (in Italian). Ente per il diritto allo studio universitario dell’Università Cattolica. p. 113. ISBN 9788883110634.

External links

• Minacantalucio at Discogs (list of releases)