Sorelle Lumière

1992 studio album by Mina

Sorelle Lumière

Studio album by

Mina

Released| 24 October 1992 (1992-10-24)
Recorded| 1992
Studio| Studi PDU, Lugano
Genre|

* Pop
* rock[1]

Length| 88:54
Language|

* Italian
* English
* Spanish

Label| PDU
Mina chronology
| Caterpillar
(1991)  | Sorelle Lumière
(1992)  | Mina canta i Beatles
(1993)

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Sorelle Lumière is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 24 October 1992 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.

## Overview

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The album draws inspiration and pays homage to the Lumière brothers. The cover image sees the singer transformed into a film projector with two coils instead of hair, the gears in the brain and the images that arise from the eyes. The images on the inside of the disc sleeve sees Mina become "dark" and, looking in the mirror, notice a "M" drawn on her back, quote of the film M by Fritz Lang.[2] The album's artwork was created by Mauro Baletti.[3]

The song "Neve", which opens with a Gregorian chant, sees the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between Mina and Audio2. The song was also produced a short promotional video which featured Platinette [it] as Rita Hayworth from The Lady from Shanghai, repeating the famous scene of the shooting in the mirror.[4][5]

The album also covers three songs, "Come stai", "Non avere te" and "Robinson", originally released on Massimiliano Pani’s debut album, L'occasione (1991).[6] "Come stai" was re-recorded as a duet with Pani for this album.

Sorelle Lumière debuted on the Italian album chart at number five and peaked at number four the following week, then continued to remain in the top ten for another seven weeks. In total, it spent sixteen weeks on the chart.[7] It also peaked at number sixty on the European albums chart.[8]

## Critical reception

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Mario Luzzatto Fegiz from Corriere della Sera noted that "If the first volume is elegant, intense", then the second volume is a "a firework of unpredictable invention, of complex stories, twisted, men who do not understand, of women who suffer, they get bored, they dream".[9] La Stampa contributor Marinella Venegoni also wrote that in the first volume there is "more diverse and suffused atmospheres velvety", and in the second part "the broad melodies are full of sadness, moans of desperate women and love".[10]

In 2018, Rolling Stone magazine placed it on the ninth place in the list of the most underrated Mina's albums.[11]

## Track listing

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Volume 1No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Come mi vuoi"|

* Mariella Nava
* Edoardo De Crescenzo

| 5:40
2.| "Un nuovo amico / E poi..."|

* Mogol
* Riccardo Cocciante / Andrea Lo Vecchio
* Shel Shapiro

| 4:11
3.| "Come stai?" (with Massimiliano Pani)|

* Massimiliano Pani
* Giorgio Calabrese
* Claudia Ferrandi

| 4:35
4.| "Cry Me a River"| Arthur Hamilton| 5:22
5.| "Figlio unico (Trem das onze)"|

* João Rubinato
* Riccardo Del Turco

| 3:51
6.| "Non avere te"|

* Pani
* Calabrese
* Massimo Bozzi

| 5:02
7.| "I ricordi della sera (È scesa malinconica la sera)"|

* Tata Giacobetti
* Virgilio Savona

| 3:03
8.| "Cigarettes and Coffee"|

* Scialpi
* Franco Migliacci

| 4:30
9.| "I'll Fly for You / Oye Como Va / Black Magic Woman"|

* Gary Kemp / Tito Puente / Peter Green
* Gábor Szabó

| 4:03
10.| "Robinson"|

* Pani
* Calabrese

| 2:25
Total length:| 45:05

Volume 2No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Anima nera"|

* Piero Cassano
* Maurizio Morante
* Pani

| 4:35
2.| "Se poi"| Carlo Marrale| 5:43
3.| "Fuliggine"| Morante| 4:05
4.| "Uomo ferito"| Valgaut| 4:01
5.| "Quando finisce una canzone"|

* Morante
* Sergio Farina

| 4:23
6.| "Neve"|

* Giovanni Donzelli
* Vincenzo Leomporro

| 5:22
7.| "Amore, amore, amore mio"|

* Corrado Castellari
* Giacinto De Mitri

| 5:00
8.| "Ancora un po'" (with Roberto Costa)|

* Francesco Giardinazzo
* Roberto Costa

| 4:37
9.| "Voli di risposte"| Samuele Cerri| 2:17
10.| "La follia"|

* Morante
* Farina

| 3:38
Total length:| 43:49

## Personnel

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* Mina – vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (1-2, 1-5, 1-10, 2-3, 2-6)
* Sergio Farina – acoustic guitar (1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 2-3 to 2-7), arrangement (2-5, 2-10)
* Massimiliano Pani – arrangement (1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8), backing vocals (1-5 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3), keyboards (1-1 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-7, 2-8), mixing (1-4, 2-1, 2-6)
* Mario Robbiani – arrangement (1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3)
* Lele Cerri – backing vocals (1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3)
* Massimo Bozzi – backing vocals (1-5 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3), mixing (1-4, 2-1, 2-5, 2-6, 2-9, 2-10), programming (2-5, 2-10), recording (2-1 to 2-3, 2-6), recording add. (1-1, 2-7, 2-8)
* Moreno Ferrara – backing vocals (1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9)
* Simonetta Robbiani – backing vocals (1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3)
* Massimo Moriconi – bass
* Ellade Bandini – drums (1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-10, 2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8 to 2-10)
* Roberto Gatto – drums (2-4, 2-7)
* Andrea Braido – guitar (1-1 to 1-3, 1-6, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8)
* Sandro Gibellini – guitar (1-4, 1-7, 2-8)
* Marti Robertson – mixing (1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 1-10)
* Roberto Costa – mixing (2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8)
* Jacinto Pereira De Tazza – percussion (1-1, 1-3, 1-8, 2-2, 2-8)
* Danilo Rea – piano
* Fabrizio Rovelli – recording (1-1 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-10)
* Nuccio Rinaldis – recording (2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10)
* Maurizio Giammarco – saxophone (1-1, 1-2, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-7)

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

## Charts

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Chart performance for Sorelle Lumière Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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European Albums (Music & Media)[8] | 60
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[7] | 4

## References

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1. ^ Mina – Sorelle Lumiere at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
2. ^ Solaro, Alba (24 October 1992). "Mina Lumière e i suoi film". l'Unità. ISSN 0391-7002.
3. ^ "Mauro Balletti: vi mostro Mina". Vogue Italia (in Italian). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. ^ "Dalla radio alla tv, passando per Sanremo: i 65 anni di Platinette". Sky Italia (in Italian). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
5. ^ Mina: Neve (Video ufficiale 1995) on YouTube. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
6. ^ "Massimiliano Pani – L'Occasione (1991, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
7. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). pp. 225–228\. ISBN 978-1094705002.
8. ^ a b "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 47\. 21 November 1992. p. 21\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
9. ^ Luzzatto Fegiz, Mario (24 October 1992). "Torna M, il Mostro di Cremona". Corriere della Sera. ISSN 1120-4982.
10. ^ Venegoni, Marinella (24 October 1992). "Mina, le mie donne disperate". La Stampa. ISSN 1122-1763.
11. ^ Moltisanti, Giorgio (27 November 2018). "I 10 album dimenticati di Mina". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
12. ^ Mina (2001). Sorelle Lumière Vol.1/2 (booklet). Italy: PDU. 5 34995 2.

## External links

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* Sorelle Lumière at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Mina

* Albums
* Singles
* Songs

Studio albums|

| 1960s|

* Tintarella di luna (1960)
* Il cielo in una stanza (1960)
* Due note (1961)
* Moliendo café (1962)
* Renato (1962)
* Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963)
* Mina (1964)
* Studio Uno (1965)
* Studio Uno 66 (1966)
* Mina 2 (1966)
* Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 (1967)
* Dedicato a mio padre (1967)
* Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina (1968)
* Canzonissima '68 (1968)
* I discorsi (1969)
* Mina for You (1969)
* ...bugiardo più che mai... più incosciente che mai... (1969)

|

1970s|

* Mina canta o Brasil (1970)
* ...quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore... (1970)
* Mina (1971)
* Cinquemilaquarantatre (1972)
* Altro (1972)
* Frutta e verdura (1973)
* Amanti di valore (1973)
* Mina® (1974)
* Baby Gate (1974)
* Minacantalucio (1975)
* La Mina (1975)
* Singolare (1976)
* Plurale (1976)
* Mina con bignè (1977)
* Mina quasi Jannacci (1977)
* Attila (1979)

1980s|

* Kýrie (1980)
* Salomè (1981)
* Italiana (1982)
* Mina 25 (1983)
* Catene (1984)
* Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1985)
* Sì, buana (1986)
* Rane supreme (1987)
* Ridi pagliaccio (1988)
* Uiallalla (1989)

1990s|

* Ti conosco mascherina (1990)
* Caterpillar (1991)
* Sorelle Lumière (1992)
* Mina canta i Beatles (1993)
* Lochness (1993)
* Canarino mannaro (1994)
* Pappa di latte (1995)
* Cremona (1996)
* Napoli (1996)
* Leggera (1997)
* Mina Celentano (1998)
* Nostalgias (1998)
* Olio (1999)
* Mina n° 0 (1999)

2000s|

* Dalla terra (2000)
* Sconcerto (2001)
* Veleno (2002)
* Napoli secondo estratto (2003)
* Bula Bula (2005)
* L'allieva (2005)
* Bau (2006)
* Todavía (2007)
* Sulla tua bocca lo dirò (2009)
* Facile (2009)

2010s|

* Caramella (2010)
* Piccolino (2011)
* 12 (American Song Book) (2012)
* Christmas Song Book (2013)
* Selfie (2014)
* Le migliori (2016)
* Maeba (2018)
* Mina Fossati (2019)

2020s|

* Ti amo come un pazzo (2023)
* Gassa d'amante (2024)

Live albums|

* Mina alla Bussola dal vivo (1968)
* Dalla Bussola (1972)
* Mina Live '78 (1978)

Extended plays|

* Mina per Wind (2000)

Soundtrack albums|

* Piccola strenna (2010)

Compilation albums|

* 20 successi di Mina (1964)
* Mina interpretata da Mina (1965)
* Mina & Gaber: un'ora con loro (1965)
* Mina canta Napoli (1966)
* Incontro con Mina (1969)
* Del mio meglio (1971)
* Del mio meglio n. 2 (1973)
* Evergreens (1974)
* Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975)
* Del mio meglio n. 4 (1977)
* Di tanto in tanto (1978)
* Del mio meglio n. 5 (1979)
* Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live (1981)
* Del mio meglio n. 7 (1983)
* Del mio meglio n. 8 (1985)
* Del mio meglio n. 9 (1987)
* Oggi ti amo di più (1988)
* Mazzini canta Battisti (1994)
* Canzoni d'autore (1996)
* Minantologia (1997)
* Studio Collection (1998)
* Love Collection (2000)
* In duo (2003)
* The Platinum Collection (2004)
* Ti amo... (2006)
* The Best of Platinum Collection (2007)
* Riassunti d'amore (2009)
* Je suis Mina (2011)
* I Am Mina (2011)
* Yo soy Mina (2011)
* The Collection 3.0 (2015)
* Tutte le migliori (2017)
* Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook) (2018)
* Orione (Italian Songbook) (2020)
* Cassiopea (Italian Songbook) (2020)
* MinaCelentano – The Complete Recordings (2021)
* Encadenados (2022)
* Mina in Studio 2001–2021 (2022)
* Dilettevoli eccedenze (2022)
* The Beatles Songbook (2022)
* Dilettevoli eccedenze 2 (2023)

Singles|

* "Nessuno"
* "Tintarella di luna"
* "Folle banderuola"
* "È vero"
* "Una zebra a pois"
* "Il cielo in una stanza"
* "Due note"
* "Le mille bolle blu"
* "Moliendo cafè"
* "Heißer Sand"
* "Renato"
* "Fiesta Brasiliana"
* "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare"
* "Città vuota"
* "È l'uomo per me"
* "Un buco nella sabbia"
* "Un anno d'amore"
* "Soli"
* "Brava"
* "Ora o mai più"
* "Una casa in cima al mondo"
* "Se telefonando"
* "Sono come tu mi vuoi"
* "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore"
* "L'immensità"
* "La banda"
* "Allegria"
* "Vorrei che fosse amore"
* "Zum zum zum"
* "Non credere"
* "Un'ombra"
* "Bugiardo e incosciente"
* "Insieme"
* "Io e te da soli"
* "Una donna, una storia"
* "Amor mio"
* "Uomo"
* "Grande, grande, grande"
* "Parole parole"
* "Fiume azzurro"
* "Eccomi"
* "Lamento d'amore"
* "E poi..."
* "Non gioco più"
* "L'importante è finire"
* "Nuda"
* "Giorni" / "Ormai"
* "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
* "Ancora, ancora, ancora"
* "Anche un uomo"
* "Buonanotte, buonanotte"
* "Una canzone"
* "Morirò per te"
* "Devi dirmi di sì"
* "Rose su rose"
* "Comincia tu"
* "Questione di feeling"
* "Via di qua"
* "Acqua e sale"
* "Oggi sono io"
* "Succhiando l'uva"
* "Un briciolo di allegria"
* "Buttalo via"

Related articles|

* Massimiliano Pani
* Mauro Balletti
* PDU
* Del mio meglio
* Minage (2000)
* Nella bocca della tigre (2014)
* Mina. La voce del silenzio (2024)

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