''Uiallalla'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 14 October 1989 by PDU and distributed by

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. The first of the two discs features cover versions of songs by other artists like "

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" by

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, "Les cornichons" and "La pelle nera" by

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, "Sarà per te" by

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, and "Io vorrei... non vorrei... ma se vuoi" by

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. The second disc featured original songs. The album went on sale as a

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on vinyl, CDs and cassettes, it is noteworthy that unlike its predecessors, it was not distributed in separate parts. The album reached number four in the Italian album chart, as well as number sixty-seven in the pan-European chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Mina – vocals *

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, piano * Gigi Cappellotto – bass guitar * Flaviano Cuffari – drums * Ellade Bandini – drums * Gigi Cifarelli – guitar * Aldo Banfi – keyboard, synthesizer * Danilo Rea – piano, keyboard * Piergiorgio Benda – piano * Angel "Pato" Garcia – guitar * Alessio Tonini – guitar * Candelo Cabezas – percussion, tumba * Paolo Gianolio – bass guitar, guitar * Giorgio Conte – guitar * Massimiliano Pani – keyboard, background vocals * Massimo Luca – guitar *

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– drums, percussion * Mario Robbiani – piano,

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* Massimo Moriconi – bass guitar, double bass * Franco Serafini – piano, keyboard, Rhodes piano * Fernando Brusco – trumpet * Mauro Parodi – trombone * Moreno Fassi – trombone *

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* Giancarlo Porro –

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– harmonica, whistling, guitar * Paola Folli – background vocals * Laura Marcora – background vocals * Moreno Ferrara – background vocals

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1989 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums EMI Italiana albums 1980s Italian-language albums