Una zebra a pois

"Una zebra a pois"
Single by Mina
from the album Il cielo in una stanza
LanguageItalian
B-side"Mi vuoi lasciar"
Released14 June 1960 (1960-06-14)[1]
Genre
Length3:25
LabelItaldisc
Composer(s)Lelio Luttazzi
Lyricist(s)
Mina singles chronology
"Serafino campanaro"
(1960) 		"Una zebra a pois"
(1960) 		"Il cielo in una stanza"
(1960)

"Una zebra a pois" (English: "A Polka Dot Zebra")[3] is a song written by Lelio Luttazzi, Dino Verde and Marcello Ciorciolini. In 1960, the song was recorded and released as a single by singer Mina.[1] The song was not a great success, peaking at number eighteen on the Italian chart for one week.[4] The song "Mi vuoi lasciar" written by Nicola Salerno and Mansueto De Ponti was used as a B-side. Mina also recorded this song in English (for the US release of the single "This World We Love In (Il cielo in una stanza)," adapted lyrics by Don Raye)[5] and Spanish (lyrics by Salerno).[6]

Critical reception

Claudio Milano from OndaRock [it] in a retrospective review called "Una zebra a pois" a "real miracle," and that Luttazzi offers an arrangement worthy of the greatest classics of American song. He also noted the complex structure of the composition, which requires Mina to have a truly important ability to perform, comparing her to Yma Sumac. "Mina seems to literally fly on the song, she lives the rhythm as something inherent to her system," Milano wrote.[2]

Track listing

7" single[7]
A. "Una zebra a pois" – 3:25
B. "Mi vuoi lasciar" (Nicola Salerno, Mansueto De Ponti) – 2:59

Charts

Chart performance for "Una zebra a pois" by Mina
Chart (1960) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 18

References

  1. ^ a b "Una zebra a pois/Mi vuoi lasciar". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Milano, Claudio. "Mina – biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. ^ Picchietti, Virginia; Salsini, Laura A., eds. (2017). "Mina: Narrative and Cinematic Spectacle of the Italian Woman". Writing and Performing Female Identity in Italian Culture. Italian and Italian American Studies (Illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 101. ISBN 9783319408354.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ This World We Love In (liner notes). Mina. US: Time Records. 1960. 1030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Mina Canta En Español (liner notes) (in Spanish). Mina. Spain: Discophon. 1961. 17.191.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Una zebra a pois (liner notes) (in Italian). Mina. Italy: Italdisc. 1960. MH-60.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)