''Italiana'' is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in November 1982 by PDU and distributed by

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Overview

Like Mina's other material, this album came out as a double LP on first release. Thereafter the record was available as two separate albums with the titles of "Vol. 1" "vol. 2", while maintaining the same track list of the two original discs and the same cover. "

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Track listing

Volume 1

Volume 2

Personnel

* Mina – vocals *

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– arrangement (A1–A3, A5, B1–B3, C3–C5, D2), keyboards (A1, A2, A5, B3, C3, D2) *

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– arrangement (A4, B4, C2, D4) guitar * Victor Bach – arrangement (C1, D1), keyboards (C1, D1) * Mario Robbiani – arrangement (D3), keyboards (D3) * Naimy Hackett – background vocals (A1, A5, B1, B2, C1–C3, D1) * Silvio Pozzoli – background vocals (A1, A5, B1, B2, C1–C3, D1) * Marco Ferradini – background vocals (A1, A5, B1, B2, C2, C3) * Aida Castignola – background vocals (C1, D1) * Lella Esposito – background vocals (C1, D1) * Gianni Farè – background vocals (C1, D1) * Gigi Ferro – background vocals (C1, D1) * Linda Wesley – background vocals (C1, D1) * Gigi Cappellotto – bass (A1–A3, A5, B1, B3, C3–C5, D2, D3) * Dino D'Autorio – bass (A4, B4, C2, D4) * Franco Testa – bass (B2) * Cosimo Fabiano – bass (C1, D1) * Flaviano Cuffari – drums (A1–A3, A5, B1–B4, C1, C3–C5, D1, D2, D4) * Bruno Bergonzi – drums (A4, C2),

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, programming * Rolando Ceragioli – drums (D3) * Paolo Gianolio – guitar (A4, C1, C2, D1) * Sergio Farina – guitar (A4, C1, C2, D1) * Gigi Tonet – keyboards (A3, A5) * Aldo Banfi – keyboards (A1–A5, B1–B4, C1–C5, D1, D2, D4) * Pino Nicolosi – keyboards (A4, C2) * Maurizio Preti – percussion (B1, B3, C3, C5) * Nuccio Rinaldis – recording, mixing * Sandro Caroli – recording (D3) * Claudio Pascoli – saxophone (C2, D2) * Rudy Migliardi – trombone (A4, C2, D1, D2) * Pier Luigi Mucciolo – trumpet (D2) Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1982 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums