''Plurale'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1976 by PDU and distributed by

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. It was originally distributed as a

double album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording ...

with '' Singolare''.

Overview

The peculiarity of the album is that it was entirely recorded with the technique of the subsequent overdubbing of a single voice of Mina, which with its three octaves of extension gave the possibility of creating vocal formations ranging from the trio to the sixteen-voice choir. This album is contrasted with ''Singolare'', where only one voice of Mina is heard. In 1977 the album won first prize at the XV Italian Music Critics Awards. On 29 December 2021 an episode of the TV program ''33 Giri – Italian Masters'' was shown, which was entirely dedicated to the album ''Plurale''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Mina – vocals *

Gianni Ferrio Gianni Ferrio (16 November 1924 – 21 October 2013) was an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger. Life and career Born in Vicenza, Ferrio studied at the conservatories of Conservatory of Vicenza, Vicenza and Conservatorio di Musica Be ...

– arrangement, conducting * Alba Ferrio – producer assistant * Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer * Luciano Tallarini – cover art * Mauro Balletti – photography Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1976 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums Albums arranged by Gianni Ferrio EMI Italiana albums