is a studio album by Italian singer
Mina, released by
PDU and
Sony Music
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on 25 May 2010.
Overview
Published only seven months after her previous album ''
Facile'', and two months after her 70th birthday, this album is one of diverse sounds, styles, and authors. It includes fourteen tracks (plus one ghost track) written by numerous authors. In addition to the single "You Get Me", sung as a duet with English singer
Seal
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, there are also songs "Pocte parole", a duet with
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from the 2007 album ''Stonata'' and "Amore desperato", a duet with
Lucio Dalla
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from the 2003 album ''Lucio''.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at the third position of the Italian chart,
it lasted 35 weeks on the chart and became the 57th best-selling album of 2010.
The album also received a gold certification from
FIMI
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for sales of 30,000 copies.
Critical reception
According to Mariano Prunes from
AllMusic
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, ''Caramella'' is less daring among Mina's recent releases, which included an opera album and some flirtations with alternative rock, but perhaps because of this it is the most impressive, since Mina is clearly on her own territory here–in the field of modern adult contemporary ballads in the Italian style.
Claudio Milano of ' stated that "You Get Me" is a wonderful modern adult pop music with perfect arrangements, but otherwise there is often a discord between vocals, songs and production.
Track listing
; Notes
* Track 14 contains a hidden track, Mina's solo version of "You Get Me".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
External links
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2010 albums
Mina (Italian singer) albums
Albums produced by Massimiliano Pani
2010s Italian-language albums