Cinquemilaquarantatre is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in English, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043).
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | at PDU studios in Lugano | |||
| Genre | Italian Pop, Soul, Rock | |||
| Length | 41:26 | |||
| Label | PDU | |||
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Disc Packaging edit
The album in its original vinyl release came in green, red, blue, purple, and brown versions of the cover made with three separate inserts that, when closed, would form the image of the cover. For the later digital reprint and online distribution, a simple green rendition was chosen.
Cassette (PMA 543) and stereo versions (P8A 300843) used further colourings not used for the original vinyl. The Spanish edition (Odean J 064-93.937) has a completely different cover.
Chart Performance edit
Mina's self titled album, Mina having released the year before, was still number 1 on Italian charts as Cinquemilaquarantatre released. The album continued to be best selling for 8 weeks, and remained in the top 5 until December 1972 totalling over 700,000 copies.[1]
Track listing edit
Side A edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fiume azzurro" | Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Vorrei averti nonostante tutto" | Alberto Testa, Virca (Virginio Capitini), Danilo Vaona | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Io ti amavo quando (You've Got a Friend)" | Carole King, Paolo Limiti | 4:20 |
| 4. | "È proprio cosi, son io che canto (Hey, Mister That's Me Upon the Juke Box)" | James Taylor, Giorgio Calabrese | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Suoneranno le sei (Balada para mi muerte)" | Ástor Piazzolla, Giorgio Calabrese | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 20:23 | ||
Side B edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Le mani sui fianchi" | Romolo Forlai, Gianfranco Reverberi | 2:55 |
| 2. | "La mia carrozza" | Mario Nobile, Guido Bolzoni | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Cosa penso io di te" | Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Delta Lady" | Leon Russell | 2:26 |
| 5. | "È mia (Menina)" | Paulinho Nogueira, Giorgio Calabrese | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Parole parole (performed with Alberto Lupo)" | Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 21:07 | ||
Credits edit
- Mina – vocals
- Pino Presti – bass/arranger/conductor
- Ástor Piazzolla – arranger/conductor in "Suoneranno le sei (Balada para mi muerte)"
- Gianni Ferrio – arranger/conductor in "Parole parole"
- Tullio De Piscopo - drums
- Victor Bacchetta - piano, Hammond organ
- Andrea Sacchi - acoustic/electric guitar
- Massimo Verardi - acoustic guitar
- Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer
Charts edit
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[2] | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1972". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
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