Uomo

"Uomo"
Single by Mina
LanguageItalian
B-side"La mente torna"
ReleasedNovember 1971 (1971-11)
Recorded27 October 1971 (1971-10-27)[1]
StudioLa Basilica, Milan[2]
GenrePop
Length3:55
LabelPDU
Composer(s)Enrico Riccardi [it]
Lyricist(s)Luigi Albertelli
Mina singles chronology
"Amor mio"
(1971) 		"Uomo"
(1971) 		"Grande, grande, grande"
(1972)

"Uomo" (English: Man) is a song by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Enrico Riccardi [it] with lyrics by Luigi Albertelli.

The song was released as a single in November 1971, rising to number three on the chart. The B-side was the song "La mente torna", written by Mogol and Lucio Battisti. However, the songs were not included in any studio album, but were featured on the compilation Del mio meglio n. 2 in 1973.[3]

There are also Spanish-translated and sung versions of both songs by Mina, originally included in the album intended only for the Latin market Amor mio (Mina canta en Español): "Yo qué puedo hacer" ("Uomo", adapted lyrics by Julio Cesar) and "La mente cambia" ("La mente torna", lyrics by A. Belgrano).[4]

Both songs were performed by Mina during the spring season of the 1972 TV program Teatro 10.

Track listing

7" single
A. "Uomo" – 3:55
B. "La mente torna" (Mogol; Lucio Battisti) – 4:26

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Uomo"
Chart (1971) Peak
position
Italy (Discografia internazionale)[5] 11
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 3
Chart performance for "La mente torna"
Chart (1971) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 16

References

  1. ^ a b c "Uomo/La mente torna". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Del mio meglio n. 2". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ Amor Mio (Mina Canta En Español) at Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 8. 19 February 1972. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.