Leggera (album)

Leggera
Artwork for CD edition
Studio album by Mina
Released	17 October 1997 (1997-10-17)
Recorded	1997
Studio	Studi GSU, Lugano, Switzerland Abbey Road Studios, London, United Kingdom[1]
Genre	Pop rock[2] jazz[3]
Length	55:47
Language	Italian English
Label	PDU
Producer	Massimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Napoli (1996) Leggera (1997) Mina Celentano (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Leggera is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 17 October 1997 by PDU.

Critical reception

Mario Luzzatto Fegiz of Corriere della Sera noted that it is "a good, diverse, funny, believable disc created to once again demonstrate the virtuoso Mina's capabilities, although it is probably a little less commercial than the previous album Cremona."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Johnny"	Giulia Fasolino	4:53
2.	"Someday in My Life" (featuring Mick Hucknall)	Mick Hucknall	4:02
3.	"Suona ancora" (featuring Le Voci Atroci)	Fernando Masi Alioscia Bisceglia Giuliano Palma Michele Pauli Alessio Argenteri	4:24
4.	"Con te sarà diverso"	Fabrizio Berlincioni Mauro Culotta	4:32
5.	"Resta lì"	Samuele Cerri Santoro Massimiliano Pani	4:45
6.	"Clark Kent"	Fratelli Margiotta	4:38
7.	"Non si può morire in eterno"	Adelio Cogliati Franco Fasano	3:41
8.	"Noi soli insieme"	Alberto Salerno Culotta	4:38
9.	"Tre volte dentro me (Dentro Marilyn)"	Manuel Agnelli	5:47
10.	"Stai così"	Filippo Trojani	4:32
11.	"Grigio"	Roberto Pacco	4:32
Total length:			55:47

In the song "Grigio" there is a so-called hidden track "Suona ancora" (Mina's solo version), at the end of which you can hear the door open and a male voice says "Permesso?" (May I?). This voice belongs to Adriano Celentano, and the situation itself is a hint of a joint album Mina Celentano, which will be released in 1998.

Personnel

• Mina – vocals (all tracks)
• Mick Hucknall – vocals (2)
• Le Voci Atroci – vocals (3)
• Danilo Rea – piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ
• Massimiliano Pani – electronic keyboard, background vocals
• Alfredo Golino – drums
• Massimo Moriconi – bass
• Umberto Fiorentino – guitar
• Lorenzo Malacrida – percussion
• Giorgio Cocilovo – electric guitar
• Paolo Gianolio – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Nicolò Fragile – electronic keyboard
• Gogo Ghidelli – guitar
• Cesare Chiodo – bass
• Massimo Varini – guitar
• Gabriele Comeglio – soprano saxophone
• Giulia Fasolino – background vocals
• Paola Folli – background vocals
• Simonetta Robbiani – background vocals
• Moreno Ferrara – background vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Leggera

Chart (1997)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)[5]	28
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6]	1

References

1. Leggera at Discogs. Retrieved 5 March 2023
2. Leggera at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
3. Mangiarotti, Massimo (15 October 1997). "Mina-Vanoni: emozioni a confronto". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). ISSN 1128-6741.
4. Luzzatto Fegiz, Mario (15 October 1997). "Nella nuova Mina hard la parodia di Zucchero". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). ISSN 1120-4982.
5. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 45. 8 November 1997. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
6. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 45. 8 November 1997. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

• Leggera at Discogs (list of releases)