| "Tintarella di luna" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mina | ||||
| from the album Tintarella di luna | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Mai" | |||
| Released | September 1959 (1959-09) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Italdisc | |||
| Composer(s) | Bruno De Filippi | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Franco Migliacci | |||
| Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Tintarella di luna" (transl. "Moon tan") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Bruno De Filippi, at the time a member of the group I Campioni, and Franco Migliacci. The song became the first major hit for the singer, reaching number three in the Italian chart, and its sales exceeded 200,000 copies.
Later in 1960, the song was included on Mina's debut studio album of the same name. Mina also recorded a French version called "Un petit clair de lune".
"Tintarella di luna" was also performed in the 1960 musicarello titled Howlers in the Dock, in which Mina played herself.
The song "Mai", written by Arturo Casadei, Aldo Locatelli, Silvana Simoni, and Aldo Valleroni, was used as the B-side.
Charts
| Chart (1959–60) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 47 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi) | 3 |
Cover versions
The song has been covered in Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese (as "Banho de Lua") and Japanese (as 月影のナポリ/"Tsukikage no Napori"), by a number of artists, including Dalida, Celly Campello, Bob Azzam, Os Mutantes, The Peanuts, W, Gloria Christian, Ivan Cattaneo, and Jenny Luna.
References
- "Tintarella di luna/Mai". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Ruggeri, Roberto (1990). "Mina". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della Canzone Italiana L-Z (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 510. ISBN 88-9750-877-4.
- ^ Cerchiari, Luca (25 August 2020). "Da Cremona a Tintarella di luna". Mina. Una voce universale (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-357-0096-8.
- "International" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 12. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. 3 December 1960. p. 49. ISSN 0008-7289.
- "Tintarella di luna". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Un petit claire de lune" at Discogs. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Mina – Tintarella di luna" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
- Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Tintarella di luna". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. pp. 350–1. ISBN 8888169016.
External links
- "Tintarella di luna" at Discogs (list of releases)
