''Del mio meglio'' is a series of compilation albums by the Italian singer Mina, released from 1971 to 1987. Each of them is an anthology of Mina's hits and significant songs taken from her official albums. Also, songs not previously released on albums appeared in such collections for the first time. Each compilation was reissued in different years on different media: vinyl, Stereo8 (not all), cassette and compact disc (later also remastered and released digitally). Various
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''Del mio meglio'' series
''...Del mio meglio'' (1971)
''...Del mio meglio n. 2'' (1973)
''...Del mio meglio n. 3'' (1975)
''Del mio meglio numero quattro'' (1977)
''Del mio meglio n. 5'' (1979)
''Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live'' (1981)
''Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live'' was released in July 1981 by PDU. The sixth volume of the series consists only of songs taken from live albums, it does not contain unreleased songs. The songs are arranged in chronological order and are taken from recordings made during only three official concerts of the singer included in the albums:
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Mina alla Bussola dal vivo
''Mina alla Bussola dal vivo'' is Italian singer Mina's first live album.
Mina was the first Italian woman to record a live album during her performance at the Bussola, a popular night club in Marina di Pietrasanta, Versilia, Tuscany, Italy. S ...
'' (1968), arranged by Augusto Martelli ("Cry" and "C'è più samba")
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Dalla Bussola
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Gianni Ferrio
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("Fiume azzurro" and "Someday (You Want Me to Want You)")
* '' Live '78'' (1978), arranged by Pino Presti ("Sognando" and others).
Fiume azzurro
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Marco Luberti
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Born in Rome, after graduating from the liceo artistico Luberti started studying piano and performing as a keyboardist in a num ...
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''Del mio meglio numero sette'' (1983)
''Del mio meglio numero sette'' was released in April 1983. The compilation is notable for containing the song "Ancora, ancora, ancora", which was previously released only on the 1978 single " Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)".
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# "Dieci ragazzi" (Mogol, Lucio Battisti) – 2:36
# "Devo tornare a casa mia" (Luigi Clausetti) – 3:50
''Del mio meglio numero otto'' (1985)
''Del mio meglio numero otto'' was released in May 1985. It includes songs recorded by Mina from 1972 to 1982 (from the albums ''
Cinquemilaquarantatre
''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in english, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043).
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Track listing
# "Se il mio canto sei tu" (Paola Blandi, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:23
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Vittorio De Scalzi
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The last compilation in the series, ''Del mio meglio n. 9'', was released in May 1987. Mostly songs from the 80s are presented.
Track listing
# "Devi dirmi di sì" (Massimiliano Pani, Valentino Alfano, Piero Cassano) – 4:15
# "Ma ci pensi" (Nino Romano, Federico Monti Arduini) – 4:15
# "Sono sola sempre" ( Bruno Lauzi, Beppe Cantarelli) – 4:20
# "Rock and Roll Star" (Andrea Lo Vecchio, Shel Shapiro) – 3:29
# "Una canzone" (Nico Di Palo, Vittorio De Scalzi, Gianni Belleno, Ricky Belloni) – 4:06
# "Cowboys" (Ivano Fossati) – 1:50
# "Perfetto non so" (Andrea Lo Vecchio, Celso Valli) – 3:58
# "Allora sì" (Franco Califano, Massimo Guantini) – 4:13
# "Quando l'amore ti tocca" (Renato Di Bitonto, Carmelo Carucci) – 3:15
# " I Only Have Eyes for You" (
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# "Tres palabras" (Osvaldo Farrés) – 3:23
# "Anche un uomo" (Alberto Testa, Mike Bongiorno, Ludovico Peregrini, Anselmo Genovese) – 4:48
Related box sets
* 1985 – a box set containing the first seven volumes. Released by PDU on vinyl.
* 1986 – a box set containing the first eight volumes. Released by PDU on vinyl.
* 1988 – a box set containing all nine volumes. Released by PDU on vinyl.
* 1988 – a box set in the form of a
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with ninie volumes in CD format, the faces of the cube contain images of some original covers, an 18-page booklet is attached. Released by PDU and EMI on vinyl (4793172). In 2001, it was remastered and reissued on CD with a 16-page booklet.
* 1997 – '' Minantologia'' – a collection of tracks from the first two volumes (remastered and reissued in 2001). Released by PDU and EMI on CD and cassette.
* 2006 – ''Ascoltami, guardami'' – a box set including all 2001 remastered nine volumes, as well as a new, 10th volume containing live recordings. The box also contains the book ''Disegnata fotografata Mina''. Released by EMI on CD.
** 2011 – ''Del Mio Meglio Boxset'' – a digital download box set with the same 113-track content as ''Ascoltami, guardami'', released on 25 February 2011 by Warner Music Italia.
* 2009 – ''Canzoni intramontabili'' – an extensive box set, including all nine volumes of ''Del mio meglio'' as well as other albums by Mina (35 in total). Released on CD by various labels.
Critical reception
Christian Calabrese in his review for '' Ciao 2001'' noted that despite criticism of the series, Mina continues to sell albums quite successfully. Music critic Claudio Milano from ''OndaRock'' magazine noted the albums ''Del mio meglio'' and ''Del mio meglio n. 3'' as one of the best in Mina's discography.