Compilation of spanish re-recordings by italian pop goddess - she frequently released singles focused on specific markets,for example "Brother Bear" had already collected all of her 1960s german recordings on a rich single CD. Majority of these recordings were released during Mina's golden years (early 1970s) when her voice was at the peak of its beauty and power. Similar to twin projects in english and french, this one is titled "Yo soy Mina" ("I am Mina") and has some of her best, classic work but this time with spanish lyrics - as expected, its not so much different from italian originals, in fact it follows them note by note except that it is sung in another language.
But oh,the music - penned by such giants like Mogol,Lucio Battisti,Sergio Endrigo and Gianni Ferrio,it is literary a who's who of best in italian music - melancholic stunners as sung by best voice in italian pop. Even in another language, Mina is strong, powerful, expressive and virtually untouchable when it comes to this kind of material. There is a big chunk of her 1974. LP "Mina®" which raises question was spanish release of this album planned but never realized? The most interesting songwriters on this album were Shel Shapiro/Andrea Lo Vecchio who wrote songs that suited the lady like a glove. Two interesting spanish-language rarities are included here, both from late 1960s - one is beautiful "Canzone per te" by Sergio Endrigo, another collaboration with Astor Piazzola "Balada Para Mi Muerte" that in itself is recommendation enough for purchase of this CD.
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