''12 (American Song Book)'' is an album by Italian singer
Mina, released in 2012.
In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 ("
Just a Gigolo") and 1970 ("
Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings "
Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album ''
Mina'' and in 1993 for ''
Lochness'') and "
Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album ''
Caterpillar
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The album was certified gold by the
Federation of the Italian Music Industry
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Track listing
Certifications
References
External links
Mina Mazzini official website
2012 albums
Mina (Italian singer) albums
Covers albums
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