Baby Gate is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1974 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana. It was originally released as a double album along with Mina®.[4]
| Baby Gate | ||||
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| Studio album by Mina | ||||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | La Basilica, Milan[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Language | ||||
| Label | PDU | |||
| Mina chronology | ||||
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Overview
editThe name of the album comes from the pseudonym used by the singer at the beginning of her career. As Mina, she recorded songs in Italian, as Baby Gate she recorded songs only in English for foreign releases. The idea was to try to figure out which of the two images and two different forms of expression would be more successful. The pseudonym Baby Gate existed for a relatively short time (from December 1958 to June 1959). The album is recorded in English and is filled with cover versions of popular songs from the 1950s.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bird Dog" | 2:26 | |
| 2. | "Mr. Blue" | DeWayne Blackwell | 2:39 |
| 3. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | 3:13 | |
| 4. | "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" |
| 3:40 |
| 5. | "Amorevole" |
| 5:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "Flamingo" |
| 3:04 |
| 3. | "It's Only Make Believe" |
| 2:20 |
| 4. | "I'm in the Mood for Love" | 3:00 | |
| 5. | "To Be Loved" | 2:22 | |
| 6. | "Non so" | 3:20 |
Personnel
edit- Mina – vocals
- Pino Presti – arrangement
- Nuccio Rinaldis – sound engineer
- Gianni Ronco – illustrations
- Luciano Tallarini – cover art
Charts
edit| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[7] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "La Basilica" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Milano, Claudio. "Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Mina e il jazz". Jazz Convention (in Italian). 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Numero Uno". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 34. ISBN 9788893720885. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Quando Mina si chiamava Baby Gate". Rockol (in Italian). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 3. 18 January 1975. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 225–228. ISBN 978-1094705002.
External links
edit- Baby Gate at Discogs (list of releases)
- Baby Gate & Mina® at Discogs
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