Comincia tu
| "Comincia tu" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mina | ||||
| from the album Catene | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "La nave" / "Brigitte Bardot" | |||
| Released | 19 October 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Studi PDU, Lugano | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | PDU | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Mina singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Artwork for the re-release | ||||
"Comincia tu" (English: "You start") is a song written by Massimiliano Pani and Piero Cassano for Italian singer Mina. The song was released as a single from the album Catene with "La nave" on the back in October 1984.[1] The single was later re-released with a disco mix of "Comincia tu" and the song "Brigitte Bardot" as the b-side.[2] Nevertheless, the single performed modestly on the charts.
The song "Comincia tu" was the main theme of the second cycle of the television program Trent'anni della nostra storia, broadcast from mid-February to mid-April 1985,[3] which tells the second decade of Italian history from 1956 to 1965, through the most significant and salient facts of the period.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- 7" single[5]
- A. "Comincia tu" – 4:11
- B. "La nave" (Guido Guglielminetti) – 4:53
- 12" single[6]
- A. "Comincia tu" (Disco Mix) – 4:11
- B. "Brigitte Bardot" (Miguel Gustavo) – 4:02
Personnel[edit]
- "Comincia tu"
- Mina – vocals
- Celso Valli – arrangement, piano
- Paolo Gianolio – bass guitar, guitar
- Flaviano Cuffari – drums
- Aldo Banfi – synthesizer
- Nuccio Rinaldis – recording
- "La nave"
- Mina – vocals, backing vocals
- Paolo Gianolio – arrangement, backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
- Massimiliano Pani – backing vocals
- Flaviano Cuffari – drums
- Aldo Banfi – synthesizer
- Nuccio Rinaldis – recording
- "Brigitte Bardot"
- Mina – vocals, backing vocals
- Victor Bach – arrangement, backing vocals
- Paolo Gianolio – bass guitar
- D. Cremonesi – backing vocals
- Mauro Balletti – backing vocals
- Stefano Anselmo – backing vocals
- Nuccio Rinaldis – recording
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] | 35 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Comincia tu/La nave". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Very Hot Hot Hot New Releases!". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. 22 December 1984. p. I-6. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Varietà 1985 - 1986". Rai Teche (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Regina lontana". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 40. ISBN 9788893720885.
- ^ Mina (1984). Comincia tu/La nave (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: PDU. P.A. 1151. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Mina (1984). Comincia tu/Brigitte Bardot (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: PDU. P.A. Mix 156. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Mina (1984). Catene (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: PDU. Pld. L. 7043/44. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
External links[edit]
- "Comincia tu" at Discogs (list of releases)
