''Odissea'' ("Odyssey") is the fifth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

released by

Mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...

, in 1986. The album contains some of his most known songs - " Lei verrà" and "

Oro Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to: Music and dance * Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance * Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina * "Oro" (Mango song), 1984 * "Oro" (Jelena Tomašević son ...

" - and two songs in English language - "Love is just a melody" and "Modern love" co-written with Simon Marsh. "Oro" was originally called "Mama voodoo" with lyrics by the singer's brother Armando Mango. Later, the title was changed and the final lyrics were written by Mogol.

Brian Auger Brian Albert Gordon Auger (born 18 July 1939) is an English jazz rock and rock keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ. Auger has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, Eric B ...

provided hammond organ on the album. Italian singer Mina covered "Oro" on ''

Canarino mannaro ''Canarino mannaro'' is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 21 October 1994 by PDU. The album debuted from the first position in the Italian albums chart, and a month later its sales exceeded the threshold of 260,000 copies ...

'' (1994).

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

- lead vocals, choir, keyboards *Mauro Paoluzzi - guitars, percussion *Aldo Banfi - synclavier, synclavier programming *Amedeo Bianchi - sax, trumpet *

- hammond organ *

Laura Valente Laura Bortolotti (born 3 September 1963), better known by the stage name Laura Valente, is an Italian singer. Career Early solo career Valente was born in Milan. After winning a songwriting contest in Castellana Grotte with ''Storia di un dro ...

, Demi Laino - choirs *Andrea Ballista - choir in "Lei verrà"

References

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