Una zebra a pois
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| "Una zebra a pois" | ||||
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| Single by Mina | ||||
| from the album Il cielo in una stanza | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Mi vuoi lasciar" | |||
| Released | 14 June 1960[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Italdisc | |||
| Composer | Lelio Luttazzi | |||
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"Una zebra a pois" (English: "A Polka Dot Zebra")[3] is a song written by Lelio Luttazzi, Dino Verde and Marcello Ciorciolini. In 1960, the song was recorded and released as a single by singer Mina.[1] The song was not a great success, peaking at number eighteen on the Italian chart for one week.[4] The song "Mi vuoi lasciar" written by Nicola Salerno and Mansueto De Ponti was used as a B-side. Mina also recorded this song in English (for the US release of the single "This World We Love In (Il cielo in una stanza)," adapted lyrics by Don Raye)[5] and Spanish (lyrics by Salerno).[6]
Claudio Milano from Ondarock in a retrospective review called "Una zebra a pois" a "real miracle," and that Luttazzi offers an arrangement worthy of the greatest classics of American song. He also noted the complex structure of the composition, which requires Mina to have a truly important ability to perform, comparing her to Yma Sumac. "Mina seems to literally fly on the song, she lives the rhythm as something inherent to her system," Milano wrote.[2]
Track listing
- 7" single[7]
- A. "Una zebra a pois" – 3:25
- B. "Mi vuoi lasciar" (Nicola Salerno, Mansueto De Ponti) – 2:59
