Caramella

Caramella
Caramella
Studio album by Mina
Released	25 May 2010
Recorded	2003–2010
Studio	Studi GSU, Lugano
Genre	Pop
Length	69:09
Language	Italian; English;
Label	PDU; Sony;
Producer	Massimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Singles from Caramella
	"You Get Me"; Released: 29 April 2010;

Caramella is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released by PDU and Sony Music on 25 May 2010.^[2]

Overview

Published only seven months after her previous album Facile, and two months after her 70th birthday, this album is one of diverse sounds, styles, and authors. It includes fourteen tracks (plus one ghost track) written by numerous authors. In addition to the single "You Get Me", sung as a duet with English singer Seal, there are also songs "Pocte parole", a duet with Giorgia from the 2007 album Stonata and "Amore desperato", a duet with Lucio Dalla from the 2003 album Lucio.^[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at the third position of the Italian chart,^[4] it lasted 35 weeks on the chart and became the 57th best-selling album of 2010.^[5] The album also received a gold certification from FIMI for sales of 30,000 copies.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]

According to Mariano Prunes from AllMusic, Caramella is less daring among Mina's recent releases, which included an opera album and some flirtations with alternative rock, but perhaps because of this it is the most impressive, since Mina is clearly on her own territory here–in the field of modern adult contemporary ballads in the Italian style.^[7] Claudio Milano of OndaRock [it] stated that "You Get Me" is a wonderful modern adult pop music with perfect arrangements, but otherwise there is often a discord between vocals, songs and production.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Get Me" (with Seal)	Pam Sheyne Teitur Lassen	Massimiliano Pani David Foster	4:52
2.	"Io e te"	Paolo Benvegnù Andrea Franchi Gionni Dall'Orto	Pani	4:56
3.	"Il povero e il re"	Axel Pani	Pani	4:35
4.	"Poche parole" (with Giorgia)	Giorgia Todrani Emanuel Lo	Giorgia Pani	4:06
5.	"Amore disperato" (with Lucio Dalla)	Beppe D'Onghia Dalla Roberto Costa	Pani	4:28
6.	"Così così"	Samuele Cerri Massimo Moriconi	Pani	5:17
7.	"Solo se sai rispondere"	Massimiliano Casacci	Ale Bavo Casacci	3:58
8.	"Come se io fossi lì"	Mauro Santoro	Pani	3:46
9.	"La clessidra"	Davide Dileo	Dileo	4:22
10.	"Accendi questa luce"	Andrea Mingardi Maurizio Tirelli	Pani	4:32
11.	"Amoreunicoamore"	Fabrizio Berlincioni Silvio Amato	Pani	4:02
12.	"Ma comme faje"	Maurizio Morante	Pani	4:18
13.	"Inutile sperare"	Morante Massimo Culotta	Pani	4:29
14.	"Mi piacerebbe andare al mare"	Andrea Mingardi Tirelli	Pani	11:28
Total length:				69:09

Notes

Track 14 contains a hidden track, Mina's solo version of "You Get Me".

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Caramella*
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[9]	6
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Caramella*
Chart (2010)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[5]	57

Certifications and sales

Certifications for *Caramella*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	Gold	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Gallori, Paolo (29 April 2010). "Mina, un duetto con Seal anticipa il nuovo album". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Silenzio, canta Mina In «Caramella» i sapori del mondo". Il Giornale (in Italian). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Mina - Caramella - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Caramella". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Classifica annuale 2010 (dal 28.12.2009 al 26.12.2010)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Certificazioni artisti - Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 5 del 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Prunes, Mariano. "Caramella Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Greekcharts.com. – Mina – Caramella". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Italian album certifications – Mina – Caramella" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links

Caramella at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Gallori, Paolo (29 April 2010). "Mina, un duetto con Seal anticipa il nuovo album". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[2] "Silenzio, canta Mina In «Caramella» i sapori del mondo". Il Giornale (in Italian). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[3] "Mina - Caramella - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[ic-4] "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Caramella". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[icy-5] "Classifica annuale 2010 (dal 28.12.2009 al 26.12.2010)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[6] "Certificazioni artisti - Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 5 del 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[Prunes-7] Prunes, Mariano. "Caramella Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[OndaRock-8] Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[9] "Greekcharts.com. – Mina – Caramella". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[ItalyMinaCaramellaalbumCertRef-10] "Italian album certifications – Mina – Caramella" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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