''Unica'' is a studio album by Italian singer

Ornella Vanoni Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits alb ...

, released on 29 January 2021 by

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Overview

In 2013, Vanoni released the album ''Meticci'', which was supposed to be her last studio album. However, in 2018, the singer signed a contract with

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to release one album. During the creation of Unica, the singer collaborated with Mauro Pagani for production and Fabio and Lac for arrangements and much of the songwriting. ''Unica'' consists of eleven songs, one of which is instrumental and serves as an introduction. The album features several collaborations, including artists such as

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e Pacifico. From a musical point of view, the album is characterized by a strong presence of strings and wind instruments, as well as a variety of genres, ranging from Brazilian sound to author's music and jazz. The release of the album was timed to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Vanoni's career.

Track listing

Personnel

* Ornella Vanoni – vocals (all tracks) *

Mauro Pagani Mauro Pagani (born 5 February 1946) is an Italian musician and singer. Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premi ...

– piano, arrangement (1),

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(5) * Quartetto Edo Dea Ensemble – bowed string instruments (1, 3, 6) * Elio Rivagli – drums (2-4, 7–11) * Massimiliano Gelsi – bass (2-4, 6–11) * Luca Colombo – guitar (2-4, 6, 8–11),

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(3) * Fabio Gianni – piano (2, 7),

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(7),

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(9) * Fabio Ilacqua – arrangement (1), tastiera (2, 4–6, 8 e 10), electric piano (2-4, 11), background vocals (2-4, 6–10), programming (2-4, 6–9), percussion (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 10), piano (3-8, 10), synthesizer (3, 9), organ (4, 6, 8, 9),

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(5),

melodica The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usual ...

(6) * Daniele Moretto – trumpet (2, 4, 6–9), flugelhorn (11) * Gabriele Comeglio – alto saxophone (2, 4–9, 11), flute (2, 5–8, 11), clarinet (5), bass clarinet (11) * Giulio Visibelli – tenor saxophone (2, 4–9, 11), flute (2, 5–8, 11) * Andrea Andreoli – trombone (2, 4, 7–9, 11) * Alex Battini de Barreiro – percussion (4, 7 e 8) * Carmen Consoli – vocals, acoustic guitar (5) * Giuseppe Salvadori – percussion (6) * Virginia Raffaele – vocals (7) * Walter Porro – accordion (8)

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2021 albums Ornella Vanoni albums BMG Rights Management albums