I Am Mina

I Am Mina
I Am Mina
Compilation album by Mina
Released	22 March 2011
Recorded	1969–1991
Studio	La Basilica, Milan; Studi PDU, Lugano;
Genre	Europop
Length	68:59
Label	EMI
Mina chronology

I Am Mina is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 22 March 2011 by EMI.

Overview

This album is a trilogy of compilations released in 2011 and also includes albums in French (Je suis Mina) and Spanish (Yo soy Mina). Some of the songs on the compilation have never been released in albums or in Italy.

I Am Mina covers the period from the late 1960s to the early 1990s with English versions of some of his classic works, such as "Il cielo in una stanza" ("The World We Love In"), "Vorrei che fosse amore" ("More Than Strangers") and "Quand'ero piccola". There are several songs from the repertoire of the 70s, when her albums usually topped the charts: "I Still Love You" ("Fate piano"), "Where Would I Be Without Your Love?" ("Ancora dolcemente"), "Love Me" ("Uappa"), with a different arrangement than the original. The album also features English versions of Mina's bestselling singles, such as "Runaway" ("E poi..."), "Never, Never, Never" ("Grande, grande, grande") and "Take Me" ("L'importante è finire").

English versions of "Quand'ero piccola", "Io innamorata" and "I discorsi" were previously unreleased.^[3] "Walk on By", "Strangers in the Night", "Only You" and "Stardust" are already released on Mina's previous studio albums.^[4]

Most of the songs were adapted into English by Norman Newell.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Mariano Prunes from AllMusic highly appreciated the album's design, vocals and Mina's performing abilities, but noted that the translated versions of the songs are worse than the original lyrics in almost all songs, and also stated that the American jazz and pop melodies that end the compilation are not particularly inspiring. In conclusion, he wrote that this compilation is suitable only for fans of Mina, but for those who want to understand what her genius is, it is necessary to avoid it and listen to Italian albums.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me" ("L'importante è finire")	Cristiano Malgioglio Alberto Anelli Norman Newell	3:24
2.	"Runaway" ("E poi...")	Andrea Lo Vecchio Shel Shapiro	4:47
3.	"More Than Strangers" ("Vorrei che fosse amore")	Antonio Amurri Bruno Canfora Gladys Shelley Jimmy Nebb	2:20
4.	"Love Me" ("Uappa")	Enrico Riccardi Luigi Albertelli Newell	3:29
5.	"Never, Never, Never" ("Grande, grande, grande")	Alberto Testa Tony Renis Newell	3:58
6.	"I Still Love You" ("Fate piano")	Lo Vecchio Shapiro	4:10
7.	"Why? (Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do)" ("Vorrei averti nonostante tutto")	Testa Danilo Vaona Virca Newell	4:32
8.	"The Way I Love You" ("Amore mio")	Canfora Gina Basso Newell	3:42
9.	"Where Would I Be Without Your Love?" ("Ancora dolcemente")	Fabio Massimo Cantini Luigi Lopez Paolo Amerigo Cassella Newell	4:24
10.	"Don't Ask Me to Love You" ("Domenica sera")	Corrado Castellari Stefano Scandolara Newell	3:18
11.	"The World We Love In" ("Il cielo in una stanza")	Gino Paoli Mogol Renato Angiolini Don Raye	2:28
12.	"Quand'ero piccola" (English version)	Bruno Zambrini Franco Migliacci Luis Enriquez Newell	2:43
13.	"Io innamorata" (English version)	Augusto Martelli Giorgio Calabrese Newell	2:59
14.	"I discorsi" (English version)	Martelli Mina Newell	3:09
15.	"Walk on By"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	8:25
16.	"Strangers in the Night"	Bert Kaempfert Charles Singleton Eddie Snyder	3:40
17.	"Only You"	Ande Rand Buck Ram	3:11
18.	"Stardust"	Hoagy Carmichael Mitchell Parish	3:50
Total length:			68:59

Personnel

Mina – vocals
Gianluca Lazzarin – digital mastering
Mauro Baletti – cover art
Giuseppe Spada – graphic design
Gianni Rosco – illustrations

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for *I Am Mina*
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[5]	57

References

^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Prunes, Mariano. I Am Mina Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mina (2011). I Am Mina (booklet). Italy: PDU. 5099909787629.
^ Augliera, Pippo (1 March 2011). "I am, Je suis, Yo soy: Mina nel mondo". MusicalNews (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Mina – I Am Mina". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

External links

I Am Mina at Discogs

[1] "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[AllMusic-2] Prunes, Mariano. I Am Mina Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[notes-3] Mina (2011). I Am Mina (booklet). Italy: PDU. 5099909787629.

[4] Augliera, Pippo (1 March 2011). "I am, Je suis, Yo soy: Mina nel mondo". MusicalNews (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[ac_Italy_Mina-5] "Italiancharts.com – Mina – I Am Mina". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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