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"Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
"Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
Single by Mina
from the album Live '78
Language	Italian
B-side	"Ancora, ancora, ancora"
Released	May 1978
Recorded	12 May 1978
Genre	Disco; jazz;
Length	5:00
Label	PDU
Songwriter(s)	Giuseppe Cassia; Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman;
Producer(s)	Piero Gosio
Mina singles chronology

"Città vuota"
"Città vuota"
	Artwork for 1963 release
Single by Mina
from the album Studio Uno
Language	Italian
B-side	"È inutile"; "Valentino vale";
Released	December 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:34
Label	Ri-Fi
Songwriter(s)	Giuseppe Cassia; Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman;
Producer(s)	Piero Gosio
Mina singles chronology

"Città vuota" (English: Empty city) is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in 1963. This song is Italian version of "It's a Lonely Town" by Gene McDaniels. The song was written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, and adapted by Giuseppe Cassia.

Original version

It was the singer's first single on the RiFi label. After the release, the song quickly became popular and rose to number three on the Italian singles chart.^[2] The songs "E inutile" (written by Ricky Gianco and Gian Pieretti) and "Valentino vale" (by Vittorio Buffoli and Vito Pallavicini) were used as a b-side. Mina also recorded Spanish version called "Ciudad solitaria".

This single marked Mina's return to television after she was banned by RAI TV because of the singer's personal life.^[3]

Track listing

7" single – 1963: A. "Città vuota" – 2:34; B1. "È inutile" (Gian Pieretti, Ricky Gianco) – 1:56; B2. "Valentino vale" (Vito Pallavicini, Vittorio Buffoli) – 2:11

7" single – 1978 (Ri-Fi)^[4]: A. "Città vuota" – 2:34; B. "Un anno d'amore" (Mogol, Alberto Testa, Nino Ferrer) – 3:10

Charts

Initial chart performance for "Città vuota"
Chart (1963–1965)	Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[2]	3
Peru (La Prensa)^[5]	1

2012 chart performance for "Città vuota"
Chart (2012)	Peak position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[6]	8

1978 remake

In 1978, Mina released a disco-style remake, conceived and arranged by Pino Presti with the inclusion of a jazz part. Combined with "Ancora, ancora, ancora" (by Cristiano Malgioglio and Gian Pietro Felisatti),^[7] it became one of the most successful singles of the summer of that year, reaching number five in Italian singles chart in August.^[2] Mina performed this version during her concerts in Bussoladomani and later included it on her live album Live '78.

Track listing

7" single – 1978 (PDU): A. "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)" – 5:00; B. "Ancora ancora ancora" (Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti) – 4:19

Charts

Chart performance for "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
Chart (1978)	Peak position
Italy (Billboard)^[9]	4
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[2]	5

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[10] Sales from 2009	Gold	50,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Città vuota/È inutile/Valentino vale". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
^ Ruggeri, Roberto (1990). "Mina". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della Canzone Italiana L-Z (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 1736. ISBN 88-9750-877-4.
^ "Mina – Città Vuota (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 3. 16 January 1965. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Chart History: Mina". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Città vuota/Ancora ancora ancora". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^ "La Città vuota di Mina". RAI Cultura (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ Ruscitto, Germano (7 July 1978). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 40. p. 77. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Italian single certifications – Mina – Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 November 2024.