Maeba (Mina album)

Maeba is the 74th studio album by Italian singer Mina. It was released on 23 March 2018 by PDU Music&Production and Sony Music Italy.[1] It contains ten new songs and two covers,[2] and is available in digital download, CD, and vinyl.[3] The first single was the opening track "Volevo scriverti da tanto", and was released on 9 March 2018.[4]

Maeba
Studio album by Mina
Released	23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
Recorded	2017, Lugano
Studio	PDU Studios in Lugano
Genre	Pop
Length	46:15
Label	PDU, Sony Music Italy
Producer	Massimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Le Migliori (2016) Maeba (2018)
Singles from Maeba
"Volevo scriverti da tanto" Released: 9 March 2018

Background

After the released of Le migliori with Adriano Celentano in 2016, Mina came back in 2018 with Maeba, her first solo studio album since Selfie in 2014.[5] The cover art shows the singer like an alien, an image already used as a hologram during the final of Sanremo Festival 2018 and on the cover of Piccolino, Mina's 2011 album.[6] The album features 12 tracks and a 'surprise' for fans.[7] Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani, produced and arranged the songs,[8] which span many genres ranging from rhythm & blues to electronics, from rock to jazz. The album also contains songs sung in three languages: Italian, English, and Neapolitan. It was recorded and mixed at the PDU studios in Lugano, the strings were recorded at the Officine Meccaniche studio in Milan, while the mastering and transfer were performed by Alessandro Di Guglielmo at the Elettroformati studio.[9]

Singles

The first single released from the album was “Volevo scriverti da tanto”, a striking and emotional melodic ballad creating an atmosphere for the listener only Mina knows how to create: one of those songs that needs a great interpreter to express it fully.[10] The composer is Moreno Ferrara, one of the most important Italian choristers,[11] while the lyrics were written by Maria Francesca Polli, who has collaborated in the past with Roby Facchinetti, Claudio Baglioni, and Franco Fasano. The lyrics are a yearning letter to a person who can never read it.[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Volevo scriverti da tanto"	music: Moreno Ferrara – lyrics: Maria Francesca Polli	Moreno Ferrara Massimiliano Pani	4:27
2.	"Il mio amore disperato"	music: Alberto Anelli – lyrics: Paolo Limiti		3:36
3.	"Ti meriti l'inferno"	music & lyrics: Federico Spagnoli	Federico Spagnoli Andrea Surdi	4:34
4.	"Il tuo arredamento"	music & lyrics: Mariano Rongo	Mariano Rongo	4:59
5.	"Argini"	music: Marco Ciappelli, Francesco Sighieri, Lele Fontana – lyrics: Marco Ciappelli, Francesco Sighieri		4:32
6.	"Last Christmas"	George Michael		3:25
7.	"'A minestrina (feat. Paolo Conte)"	Paolo Conte		3:17
8.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton Thomas Durden Elvis Presley		2:22
9.	"Al di là del fiume"	music: Franco Serafini – lyrics: Giorgio Calabrese	Franco Serafini	3:25
10.	"Troppe note"	music: Franco Serafini – lyrics: Viola Serafini		4:06
11.	"Ci vuole un po' di R'n'R"	music: Maurizio Tirelli, Andrea Mingardi – lyrics: Andrea Mingardi		3:18
12.	"Un soffio (feat. Boosta)"	music: Davide Dileo – lyrics: Luca Ragazzini		4:14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[13]	Gold	25,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Mina torna il 23 marzo con nuovo album di inediti, "MAEBA" - Sony Music Italy". Sony Music Italy. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
2. "Mina torna con un nuovo album, si intitola "Maeba" - Tgcom24". Tgcom24. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
3. "Torna Mina, a marzo esce 'Maeba'". www.adnkronos.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
4. Italia, Rolling Stone. "Mina: il nuovo album si chiama 'Maeba'". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-02.
5. "Mina torna con un "Maeba": un nuovo album di canzoni inedite | Sky TG24" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
6. "Mina torna a Sanremo in versione 3D". www.adnkronos.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
7. "New Mina album set for release (2) - Lifestyle". ANSA.it. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
8. s.r.l., RTL 102.5 Hit Radio (2018-03-03). "Mina, il nuovo disco Maeba in uscita il 23 marzo". RTL 102.5 Very Normal People (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
9. GAG https://www.gag.it/. "Maeba - Album - Discografia - MINA MAZZINI". www.minamazzini.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
10. Cacio, Federica (2018-03-02). "Maeba è il nuovo album di Mina anticipato dal singolo Volevo scriverti da tanto: tracklist e data di uscita". Optimagazine - webzine di Optima Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
11. "Mina, Volevo scriverti da tanto | Testo e Video". Canzoni Web (in Italian). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
12. "Mina torna in versione aliena: arriva l'album di inediti "Maeba"". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
13. "Italian album certifications – Mina – Maeba" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Maeba" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".