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1976 studio album by Mina
Plurale
Studio album by Mina
ReleasedOctober 1976 (1976-10)
Recorded1976
StudioLa Basilica, Milan
Genre
Length34:56
Language
LabelPDU
Mina chronology
Singolare
(1976)
Plurale
(1976)
Del mio meglio n. 4
(1977)

Plurale is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1976 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana. It was originally distributed as a double album 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

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Mina2:25
2."Moonlight Serenade"3:53
3."C'è un uomo in mezzo al mare"
  • Nino Giuseppe Rastelli
  • Dino Olivieri
2:26
4."My Love"4:12
5."Il testamento del capitano"Gianni Ferrio3:42
Total length:16:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."El Porompompero"
  • José Antonio Ochaíta
  • Xandro Valerio
  • Juan Solano Pedrero
3:11
2."Michelle"5:30
3."Pennsylvania 6-5000"2:52
4."Scettico Blues"
  • Dino Rulli
  • T. De Filippis
3:25
5."Mood Indigo"3:12
6."Good Evening Friends"Ferrio0:08
Total length:18:18

Personnel

  • Mina – vocals
  • Gianni Ferrio – 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

Chart performance for Plurale and Singolare
Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Billboard) 2
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) 1
Chart performance for Plurale
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) 12

References

  1. "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. "Mina e il jazz". Jazz Convention (in Italian). 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. "From the Music Capitals of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 52. 25 December 1976. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. "Torna su Sky Arte "33 Giri – Italian Master": si riparte con Battiato e Mannoia". La Stampa (in Italian). 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Numero Uno". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 34. ISBN 9788893720885. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. "Le canzoni di Mina". Sky Arte (in Italian). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. Plurale (liner notes). Italy: PDU. 1976. Pld. L 6068. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
  8. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 5. 5 February 1977. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.

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