Pappa di latte

Pappa di latte
Studio album by Mina
Released 20 October 1995
Recorded at PDU studios in Lugugano
Length 43:15 (CD 1) / 48:57 (CD 2)
Label PDU
Producer Massimiliano Pani

Pappa di latte is an album by Italian singer Mina, issued in 1995. This is a double album issued as "CD. 1" and "CD. 2 ".

The Album

Mina’s previous album Canarino mannaro was said to be of a high standard of excellence,[1] however Pappa di latte was not well received. Pappa di latte reached the lowest position in the year-end rankings since Mina started singing (hitparadeitalia.it). For this reason the album represented a break with the practice of the past 20 years in which Mina has consistently recorded a double album consisting of one disc of covers and one of unpublished material.

There have been a few positive reviews, however. Some speak of "hard sounds and manicured arrangements sought by the rich and good musicians, but too unbalanced" while other reviews were more scathing says Mina should retire.[2] This album was considered a moment of low creativity but some critics remarked that her vocal prowess saved some of the songs.[3]

With all that being said, this is still a solid album by Mina and not all the tracks are forgettable. Mina becomes "exceptional" when she faces the Gershwin’s They Can't Take that Away from Me or on the sparkling swing of Chiedimi tutto by Luttazzi [2] and especially when she gives "one of those thrilling interpretations that leave a mark" [4] with the track Almeno tu nell'universo by the late Mia Martini.

Some album reviews found the medley composed of A Night in Tunisia / Penso positivo / Copacabana (At the Copa) "curious" [3] or "just to irritate [...] purists".,[4][5] Notably the interweaving of The Captain of Her Heart and Every Breath You Take by the group Police by adding "small but essential artistic brushstrokes" creates pure vocal and musical class.[6]

On this album, Mina duets with her daughter Benedetta Mazzini on the remake of the track More Than Words by the group Extreme.[7] Mina also duets with her son Massimiliano Pani on the track If I Fell by the Beatles blending their voices harmoniously.[8]

Among the unusual selection of composers, the trio of songs written by Audio2 is interesting Naufragati and Metti uno zero 'wallow between dance and rock without much conviction,[2] while Non c'è più audio according to a review was "decent but nothing more".[9] Other songs which received favourable reviews were Per te che mi hai chiesto una canzone written by Philip Trojani, who also duets with Mina on the [10] and the Italian-Neapolitan Sulamente pe' parlà.[11]

Massimiliano Pani is credited to writing two beautiful love songs Se finisse tutto così and Torno venerdì. These are included among the unpublished tracks, but they have actually been recorded by Pani. Se finisse tutto così is from his album Storie per cani sciolti released with the original title Valentina without you and Torno venerdì is from his debut album L'occasione.

The track Timida has a delicious bossanova rhythm and as a review put it "between Elvis and flavors of Brazil".[5] The other track is Di vista which creates a dark and rarefied atmosphere.[2] The "dark and deformed" [4] Donna donna donna written by, amongst others Cocciante and arranged by Christian Cappellutti is a "dramatic song with very low tones".[3]

Track listing

CD. 1

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "A Night in Tunisia / Penso positivo / Copacabana (At the Copa)"  Frank Paparelli, Jon Hendricks, Dizzy Gillespie) / Jovanotti, Saturnino Celani / Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman 5:52
2. "Almeno tu nell'universo"  Bruno Lauzi, Maurizio Fabrizio 4:03
3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me"  Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin 4:13
4. "More Than Words feat Benedetta Mazzini"  Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone 3:52
5. "Porque tu me acostumbraste"  Frank Domínguez 4:20
6. "The Captain of Her Heart / Every Breath You Take"  Kurt Maloo, Felix Haug) / Sting 5:08
7. "Sincerely"  Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed 4:04
8. "When You Let Me Go"  Christian Cappelluti, Raf, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Beppe Dati 4:49
9. "If I Fell feat Massimiliano Pani"  John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:35
10. "Encadenados"  Carlos Arturo Briz 4:16

CD. 2

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Non c'è più audio"  Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro 4:52
2. "Naufragati feat Audio2"  Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro 4:16
3. "Di vista"  Tullio Pizzorno 4:36
4. "Donna donna donna"  Massimo Bizzarri, Pino Marcucci, Riccardo Cocciante 5:18
5. "Per te che mi hai chiesto una canzone feat Filippo Trojani"  Filippo Trojani, Massimiliano Pani 2:42
6. "Chiedimi tutto"  Leo Chiosso, Lelio Luttazzi 3:26
7. "Sulamente pe' parlà"  Stefania Dal Pino, Francesco Graziano Accinni, Vincenzo Micucci 4:11
8. "Metti uno zero"  Giovanni Donzelli, Vincenzo Leomporro 4:28
9. "Se finisse tutto così"  Maurizio Morante, Massimiliano Pani 4:34
10. "Torno venerdì"  Giorgio Calabrese, Massimiliano Pani 5:24
11. "Timida"  Maria Enrica Andolfi 5:07

Other versions

Live version on Television in 1965 on the live album Signori... Mina! vol. 4

Musicians

Artist

Arrangements

Other Artists

Classification

Classification (1995) Position
Highest
Italia [12] 2

References

  1. ↑ Massimo Cotto, "Quando Mina torna a graffiare", L'Indipendente del 19 ottobre 1994
  2. 1 2 3 4 Diego Perugini, "Mina, ventun brani ventuno per una Pappa di latte dai troppi sapori", l'Unità del 18 ottobre 1995
  3. 1 2 3 Marinella Venegoni, "Mina, fragile come un biscotto", La Stampa del 18 ottobre 1995
  4. 1 2 3 Gino Castaldo, "Benedetta Mina, mamma voce", La Repubblica del 18 ottobre 1995
  5. 1 2 Gigio Rancilio, "Solito autunno, solita Mina", Avvenire del 18 ottobre 1995
  6. ↑ Andrea Spinelli, "Pappa di latte: c'è Mina, la voce", Il Resto del Carlino del 18 ottobre 1995
  7. ↑ name = Mangiarotti> Marco Mangiarotti ," Mina: those old biscuits soaked in nostalgia, " The Day of 18 October 1995
  8. ↑ Paw name => Fabrizio Zampa , "Mina at breakfast: Pappa milk , old songs, the children and many notes," Il Messaggero of 18 October 1995
  9. ↑ Fabrizio Zampa, "Mina a colazione: Pappa di latte, vecchi brani, i figli e tante note", Il Messaggero del 18 ottobre 1995
  10. ↑ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz, "Mina, tutta casa e Pappa di latte", Corriere della Sera del 18 ottobre 1995
  11. ↑ Marco Mangiarotti, "Mina: quei vecchi biscotti inzuppati nella nostalgia", Il Giorno del 18 ottobre 1995
  12. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=it&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q&f=false
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