"Fiume azzurro" () is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina for her studio album ''
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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The song was first performed in one of the episodes of ' (the lyrics were slightly different from the album version), then it was repeated in another episodes. The song was also released as a promotional jukebox single, more precisely as a split, where the second side featured a song "Logan Dwight" by Logan Dwight. Mina also chose the song to be performed at the night club La Bussola on 16 September 1972, when the live album ''
Dalla Bussola
''Dalla Bussola'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in November 1972. It includes a live concert on September 16, 1972, at the La Bussola nightclub, in Tuscany
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'' was recorded. Later a promotional video for Tassoni lemonade for the TV show '' Carosello'' was also shot using the composition.. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
Critical reception
Claudio Milano from ' highlighted the live performance from ''Della Bussola'', noting how Mina masterfully copes with the complex structure of the song and turns it into a live classic.
* In 2000 Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo recorded a Spanish—language cover of a song called " Sobreviviré" for her third album ''
Minage
''Minage'' is a tribute album by Spanish recording artist Mónica Naranjo. The album was released on 16 March 2000 by Sony Music
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'', which was a tribute to Mina. The author of the adapted lyrics was Jose Manuel Navarro, and the producer of the recording was Phil Manzanera. Released as a single, it debuted at number one on the Spanish chart.