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"Sono come tu mi vuoi"
"Sono come tu mi vuoi"
Single by Mina
Language	Italian
B-side	"Se non ci fossi tu"
Released	September 1966
Genre	Pop
Length	3:34
Label	Ri-Fi
Composer(s)	Bruno Canfora
Lyricist(s)	Antonio Amurri; Maurizio Jurgens;
Mina singles chronology

"Sono come tu mi vuoi" (English: "I Am What You Want Me to Be") is a 1966 song by Italian singer Mina

Overview

The song was written by Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri and Maurizio Jurgens. In 1966, it was recorded and released as a single by Italian singer Mina. This is one of the last singles recorded by Mina for the Ri-Fi label, and never appeared on studio albums, but only on compilations released after the singer's move to the PDU label. The reason for the release of the song was Mina's participation in the first season of the radio program Gran varietà [it], and "Sono come tu mi vuoi" was also the main theme for it.^[2]

Released as a single, the song managed to reach number four on the Italian chart, spending a total of ten weeks on it.^[3]

Reception

The music reference book Dizionario della Canzone Italiana stated that Mina does not risk falling into interpretative mannerism even when it comes to singing yet another theme song, indeed, thanks to the quality of the musical material provided to her and her extraordinary singing skills, pieces like this have become classics of pop music.^[4]

Track listing

7" single^[5]: A. "Sono come tu mi vuoi" – 3:34; B. "Se non ci fossi tu" (Vito Pallavicini, Mario Rusca) – 2:27

Charts

Chart performance for "Sono come tu mi vuoi"
Chart (1966)	Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[3]	4

Cover versions

In 2007, Italian singer Irene Grandi recorded her version of the song, which reached ninth place in the Italian chart.^[6]

References

^ "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore/Tu non credi più". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ R., Orlando. "Sono come tu mi vuoi". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
^ AA.VV. (2003). "Sono come tu mi vuoi". In Castaldo, Gino [in Italian] (ed.). Dizionario della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 417. ISBN 9788897508311.
^ Sono come tu mi vuoi (liner notes) (in Italian). Mina. Italy: Ri-Fi. 1966. RFN-NP 16164.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Classifica settimanale WK 51 (dal 14.12.2007 al 20.12.2007)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 December 2024.