Italia Mia
| Italia Mia | ||||
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| Studio album by Mantovani and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Mantovani and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Italia Mia is an album of Italian music by Mantovani and His Orchestra. It was released in 1961 by Decca Records (catalog no. LK 4396).[1][2] It debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on June 26, 1961, peaked at the No. 8 spot, and remained on the chart for 15 weeks.[3] AllMusic later gave it a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "Catari, Catari"
- Theme from "Capriccio Italien"
- Italia Mia - My Italy (Mantovani)
- Vissi D'Arte - Love and Music from "Tosca"
- "Mattinata"
- Variation on "Carnival of Venice"
Side B
- "Bersaglieri March"
- "Come Back To Sorrento" - "Torna a Surriento"
- "Return to Me"
- "Nessun Dorma" - "None Shall Sleep" from "Turandot"
- Italian Fantasia Medley: "Tarantella"; "O Sole Mio"; "A Frangesa"; "Santa Lucia"; "Maria Mari!"; "Funiculi Funicula"
References
[edit]- ^ "Mantovani And His Orchestra – Italia Mia". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Italia Mia". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 194. ISBN 0823076318.