Del mio meglio numero quattro is a compilation album released by Mina in 1977. All the tracks have been previously released, with the exception of "Never, Never, Never", the English version of "Grande grande grande". The song "Never Never Never" was recorded by Shirley Bassey in 1973, and was an international success.[1] It has since been recorded by, among others, Celine Dion as a duet with Luciano Pavarotti in 1997, with the title "I Hate You Then I Love You".

Del mio meglio numero quattro
Compilation album by
Released1977
Recorded1967–1977
StudioLa Basilica, Milan
GenrePop
Length47:05
LabelPDU
Mina chronology
Singolare e plurale
(1976)
Del mio meglio numero quattro
(1977)
Mina quasi Jannacci
(1977)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uappa" (from La Mina, 1975)Luigi Albertelli, Enrico Riccardi3:20
2."Never, Never, Never" (English version of "Grande grande grande")Tony Renis, Alberto Testa, Norman Newell3:59
3."Ma se ghe penso" (from Dedicato a mio padre, 1967)Attilio Margutti, Mario Cappello3:33
4."E penso a te" (from Mina; studio version, 1971)Lucio Battisti, Mogol3:43
5."Immagina un concerto" (from La Mina, 1975)Andrea Lo Vecchio, Shel Shapiro4:18
6."Solo lui" (from Mina®, 1974)Fabio Massimo Cantini, Franca Evangelisti4:25
7."I giardini di marzo" (from Minacantalucio, 1975)Lucio Battisti, Mogol6:07
8."L'importante è finire" (from La Mina, 1975)Cristiano Malgioglio, Alberto Anelli3:22
9."Colpa mia" (from Singolare, 1976)Roberto Soffici, Dante Pieretti, Simon Luca4:06
10."Il nostro caro angelo" (from Minacantalucio, 1975)Lucio Battisti, Mogol4:09
11."Don't" (from Baby Gate, 1974)Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller3:01
12."Caravel" (from Mina®, 1974)Guido Bolzoni2:58
Total length:47:05

Credits

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  • Mina – vocals
  • Enrico Riccardi - arranger and conductor in "Uappa"
  • Pino Presti – arranger and conductor in "Never, Never, Never", "E penso a te", "L'importante è finire" and "Don't"
  • Augusto Martelli – arranger and conductor in "Ma se ghe penso"
  • Shel Shapiro – arranger and conductor in "Immagina un concerto"
  • Toto Torquati – arranger and conductor in "Solo lui"
  • Gabriel Yared – arranger and conductor in "I giardini di marzo" and "Il nostro caro angelo"
  • Roberto Soffici – arranger and conductor in "Colpa mia"
  • Simon Luca – arranger and conductor in "Colpa mia"
  • Vince Tempera – arranger and conductor in "Caravel"
  • Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 18 August 1973". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-02-04.