Le migliori is an album by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano, issued on 11 November 2016. The first single "Amami amami" was released on 21 October 2016. Le migliori was the best-selling album in 2016 in Italy.[1] It sold more than 350,000 copies, getting the 7× Platinum certification in Italy.[2]

Le migliori
Studio album by
Released11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Studio
GenrePop
Length43:47
LabelClan/PDU
ProducerMassimiliano Pani, Claudia Mori
Mina chronology
Selfie
(2014)
Le migliori
(2016)
Maeba
(2018)
Adriano Celentano chronology
...Adriano
(2013)
Le migliori
(2016)
Adrian
(2019)

Background

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In March 2015, rumors began in the Italian press of another collaboration between Adriano Celentano and Mina following their 1998 successful album Mina Celentano. Celentano himself hinted at the possibility when he posted a message on his blog to congratulate Mina on her 75th birthday.[3] On 20 October 2015, it was officially confirmed that the two artists would indeed be releasing a new album. At the time of the announcement, the album was scheduled to be released in the spring of 2016. As reported by the Corriere della Sera, recordings began in early summer 2015 and would take place in both Adriano Celentano's studio in Galbiate and Mina's studio in Lugano.[4] The official release date of Le Migliori was finally set for 11 November 2016.[5]

The album's title comes from a quote by Celentano on his blog speaking of their collaboration, meaning "(we are) the best ones". Surprisingly, Celentano used the first feminin plural. For this reason the cover artwork show Mina and Celentano in their younger and older version, with the latter in drag.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amami amami"Idan Raichel, Riccardo Sinigallia3:19
2."E l'amore"Andrea Mingardi, Maurizio Tirelli3:39
3."Se mi ami davvero"Gianmarco Marcello (Mondo Marcio)3:42
4."Ti lascio amore"Fabrizio Berlincioni, Toto Cutugno, Mauro Culotta5:13
5."A un passo da te (Ragione e sentimento)"Fabio Ilacqua4:31
6."Non mi ami"Salvatore Marletta, Federico Spagnoli, Walter Dallari3:59
7."Ma che ci faccio qui"Pietro Paletti4:01
8."Sono le tre"Luca Rustici, Philippe Leon3:47
9."Il bambino col fucile"Francesco Gabbani2:45
10."Quando la smetterò"Loriana Lana, Aldo Donati3:57
11."Come un diamante nascosto nella neve"Marco Bruni3:46
12."Prisencolinensinainciusol" (remixed by Benny Benassi)Adriano Celentano4:08
Total length:43:47

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Le migliori
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[2] 7× Platinum 350,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Francesco Prisco (9 January 2017). "Musica, Mina e Celentano al top in un mercato italiano local". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Italian album certifications – Celentano – Le Migliori" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ Celentano fa gli auguri a Mina
  4. ^ Mina e Celentano: nuovo album nel 2016
  5. ^ Mina e Adriano Celentano Tornano Insieme Per “Le Migliori”, Dall'11/11
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – MinaCelentano – Le migliori". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 49 (dal 02.12.2016 al 08.12.2016)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – MinaCelentano – Le migliori". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "lescharts.ch - MinaCelentano - Le migliori" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Classifica album annuale 2016 (dal 01.01.2016 al 29.12.2016)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Classifica vinili annuale 2016 (dal 01.01.2016 al 29.12.2016)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Classifica album annuale 2017 (dal 30.12.2016 al 28.12.2017)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Classifica vinili annuale 2017 (dal 30.12.2016 al 28.12.2017)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Classifica annuale 2018 (dal 29.12.2017 al 27.12.2018)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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