Olio (Mina album)

Olio is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 15 April 1999 by PDU and distributed by RTI Music.

Olio
Studio album by
Mina
Released15 April 1999 (1999-04-15)
Recorded1999
StudioStudi GSU, Lugano
Genre
Length45:13
Language
LabelPDU
ProducerMassimiliano Pani
Mina chronology
Mina Gold 2
(1999)		 Olio
(1999)		 Mina n° 0
(2000)

The album includes a bilingual version of the Shakespears Sister's song "Stay", sung as a duet with Piero Pelù. Another notable track is "Canto largo" which has been used as the opening theme of the long-running Italian soap opera Vivere.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grande amore"Giulia Fasolino4:37
2."Dint' 'o viento"
  • Pasquale Ziccardi
  • Ferdinando Ghidelli
4:18
3."Come gocce"
  • Francesco Garzone
  • Luigi Pignalosa
  • Vincenzo Capasso
5:13
4."Canto largo"
3:12
5."Non passa"
  • Fabrizio Berlincioni
  • Mauro Culotta
5:07
6."Stay with Me (Stay)" (featuring Piero Pelù)
4:13
7."Io voglio solo te"Giulia Fasolino4:43
8."Lacreme e voce"
  • Marcello Schena
  • Nicolò Fragile
  • Morante
4:47
9."Il meccanismo"Morante3:45
10."E mi manchi"Mauro Santoro5:16
Total length:45:13

Personnel
  • Mina – vocal
  • Massimiliano Pani – arrangement (1–7, 9, 10), backing vocals (3, 5–7, 10)
  • Giulia Fasolino – backing vocals (3, 5–7)
  • Moreno Ferrara – backing vocals (3, 5, 7)
  • Manù Cortesi – backing vocals (3, 6, 7)
  • Massimo Moriconi – double bass
  • Alfredo Golino – drums (3, 5–8)
  • Giorgio Secco – electric guitar (3, 10)
  • Massimo Varini – guitar (1, 6)
  • Paolo Gianolio – guitar (3–7, 9)
  • Nicolò Fragile – keyboards, programming (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 10)
  • Danilo Rea – piano (2–4, 6, 9)
  • Gian Luca Ambrosetti – soprano saxophone
  • Carmine Di – sound engineering, recording, mixing

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts
Chart performance for Olio
Chart (1999) Peak
position
European Albums (Music & Media)[3] 26
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi/FIMI)[4] 1

Certifications and sales
Certifications for Olio
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[5] 2× Platinum 200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Mina – Olio at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. Mina (1999). Olio (booklet). Italy: PDU. 90062.
  3. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 19. 8 May 1999. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
  4. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 19. 8 May 1999. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Brevi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 April 1999. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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