''Attila'' is a studio album by Italian singer
Mina, released on October 1979 by
PDU.
Overview
Released as a
double album
A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording i ...
in the October of 1979, ''Attila'' was an immediate success and is one of the top 3 best-selling albums of the singer's career.
At just sixteen years old, Mina's son
Massimiliano Pani
Massimiliano Pani is an Italian songwriter, producer and composer born on 18 April 1963 in Milan to parents Corrado Pani and Mina. His mother has always aroused great curiosity and interest not only for her career but the events that have charact ...
made his debut as a songwriter with two tracks entitled: "Sensazioni" and "Il vento".
''Anche un uomo'' was the ending theme of the TV quiz show ''
Lascia o raddoppia?'' written by
Mike Bongiorno
Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an Italian-American television host. After a few experiences in the US, he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy ...
, Anselmo Genovese and the famous "Mr. No" Ludovico Peregrini.
"Don't Take Your Love Away" is a cover of a song written by
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwri ...
. The song is also the longest track recorded by Mina.
The track "Un po' di più" was originally sung by
Patty Pravo
Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli on 9 April 1948) is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the followin ...
and included on her album ''Sì... incoerenza'' in 1972.
The song "Rock and Roll Star" and "Anche tu" were also recorded by Mina is Spanish under the titles "Estrella del rock" e "También tù", respectively. These two songs were included on the Spanish version of ''Attila''.
The album cover is signed by Luciano Tallarini, on photographs of Mauro Ballets reworked with the airbrush by Gianni Ronco. The album cover won the prize for best cover of the year and is displayed at the
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
in New York.
Critical reception
Claudio Milano from ' noted that ''Attila'' was positioned as an ambitious project, but in the end it turned out to be weak. It was from this album, in his opinion, that the decline in Mina's creative path began. Milano called the songs "Don't take Your Love" and "Shadow of My Old Road" the most worthy on the album.
Track listing
Volume 1
Volume 2
Personnel
*
Mina – vocals (all tracks)
* Beppe Cantarelli – arrangement (A1, A3, A4, B3, B5, C4, D1), vocals (C4)
* Giulio Libano – arrangement (A2)
* Rudy Brass – arrangement (B1, D5 )
* Shel Shapiro – arrangement (B2, B4, C1, C2)
* Mike Logan – arrangement (C3)
* Erich Bulling – arrangement (D2)
* Teddy Randazzo – arrangement (D2)
* Massimo Salerno – conducting (D2)
*
Celso Valli
Celso Valli (born 14 May 1950) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and record producer.
Born in Bologna, Valli studied at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He made his official debut collaborating with Drupi in his 1978 albu ...
– arrangement (D4)
Charts
References
External links
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{{Authority control
Mina (Italian singer) albums
1979 albums