''Canzonissima '68'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1968 by PDU and distributed by

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Overview

The album features songs previously published on 45rpm records (except for "E sono ancora qui"), all of which were performed during the TV show ''

Canzonissima (; ) was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of ...

'' of the 1968 season, where Mina was also the host. The tracks " Zum zum zum" and "

Vorrei che fosse amore "Vorrei che fosse amore" () is a song written by Antonio Amurri and Bruno Canfora. Italian singer Mina recorded it in 1968 as the final theme of the musical TV show '' Canzonissima''. The song was later included on her album '' Canzonissima '68'' ...

" were the show's theme songs.

Track listing

Personnel

* Mina – vocals *

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– arrangement (A1, A4, B1, B6) *

Augusto Martelli Augusto Martelli (15 March 1940 – 3 November 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality. Born in Genoa, the son of conductor and composer Giordano Bruno Martelli, Martelli is probably best known for the song ...

– arrangement (A2, A3, A5, A6, B3, B4, B5) *

Luis Bacalov Luis Enríquez Bacalov (30 August 1933 – 15 November 2017) was an Argentine (naturalized Italian) film composer and musical director. He learned music from Enrique Barenboim, father of Daniel Barenboim - conductor of the Berlin and Chicago or ...

– arrangement (B2) Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1968 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums 1960s Italian-language albums