"Succhiando l'uva" () is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Matteo Saggese,

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and

Zucchero Fornaciari Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to ...

. The song was released as the lead single from the 2002 album ''

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'', debuting at number two on the Italian chart and also becoming the fifteenth on the radio chart. A Spanish version of the song called "Uvas maduras" was recorded by Mina in 2007 for the album '' Todavia''.

Critical reception

Franco Zanetti of ''

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'' noted that here Mina is more than usually happy, relaxed, melodically wide and serenely smooth. Claudio Milano of ' stated that although the track sounds like an unreleased song from a

cover band, it is a pleasant light piece, burdened with some vocal excesses. "And yet one thing must be admitted... how much self-irony!" he added.

Track listing

;CD single # "Succhiando l'uva" – 4:09 # " I'll See You in My Dreams" (

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) – 1:21

Personnel

* Mina – vocals * Massimiliano Pani – arrangement, keyboards, programming, production * Nicolò Fragile – arrangement, keyboards,

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(1), piano (2) * Alfredo Golino – drums (1) * Giorgio Cocilovo – guitar (1) * Mauro Balletti – cover art * Gianni Ronco – illustration * Ignazio Morviducci – recording, mixing Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes.

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 singles 2002 songs Mina (Italian singer) songs PDU singles Sony Music singles Songs in Italian Songs written by Zucchero Fornaciari