12 (American Song Book)

12 (American Song Book)
12 (American Song Book)
Studio album by Mina
Released	December 4, 2012
Recorded	at PDU studios in Lugano
Length	49:07
Label	PDU
Mina chronology

12 (American Song Book) is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in 2012.

In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 ("Just a Gigolo") and 1970 ("Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings "Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album Mina and in 1993 for Lochness) and "Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album Caterpillar).

The album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[1]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"September Song"	Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson	Walter Huston (1938)^[2]	2:48
2.	"Banana Split for My Baby"	Louis Prima, Stan Irwin	Louis Prima (1956)	3:18
3.	"Everything Happens to Me"	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra (1940)	3:15
4.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	James Taylor (1970)	4:45
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	Judy Garland (1944)	4:00
6.	"I'll Be Seeing You"	Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal	Tamara Drasin (1938)	5:48
7.	"I'm Glad There Is You"	Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly (1942)	4:25
8.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	Virginia Bruce (1936)	2:48
9.	"Just a Gigolo"	Leonello Casucci, Irving Caesar	Irène Bordoni (1930)^[3]	3:28
10.	"Love Me Tender"	Elvis Presley, Vera Matson	Elvis Presley (1956)^[4]	4:36
11.	"Over the Rainbow"	Harold Arlen, Edward Yip Harburg	Judy Garland (1939)	6:00
12.	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Mary Imogene Carpenter, Lenny Adelson	Frank Sinatra (1953)	3:57
Total length:				49:07

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[5]	Gold	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Italian album certifications – Mina" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mina" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
^ The Originals - "September Song". Retrieved 6 December 2012
^ The Originals - "Just a Gigolo". Retrieved 6 December 2012
^ The Originals - "Love Me Tender". Retrieved 6 December 2012
^ "Italian album certifications – Mina – 12 American Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Select "2013" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "12 American Song Book" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

External links[]

Mina Mazzini official website

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[1] "Italian album certifications – Mina" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mina" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

[2] The Originals - "September Song". Retrieved 6 December 2012

[3] The Originals - "Just a Gigolo". Retrieved 6 December 2012

[4] The Originals - "Love Me Tender". Retrieved 6 December 2012

[ItalyMina12_American_Song_BookalbumCertRef-5] "Italian album certifications – Mina – 12 American Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Select "2013" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "12 American Song Book" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

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Discography List of songs
1960s	Tintarella di luna (1960) Il cielo in una stanza (1960) Due note (1961) Moliendo café (1962) Renato (1962) Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963) 20 successi di Mina (1964) Mina (1964) Studio Uno (1965) Mina interpretata da Mina (1965) Mina & Gaber: un'ora con loro (1965) Mina canta Napoli (1966) Studio Uno 66 (1966) Mina 2 (1966) Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 (1967) 4 anni di successi (1967) Dedicato a mio padre (1967) Mina alla Bussola dal vivo (1968) Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina (1968) Canzonissima '68 (1968) I discorsi (1969) Mina for You (1969) Incontro con Mina (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) Del mio meglio (1971) Mina (1971) Cinquemilaquarantatre (1972) Dalla Bussola + Altro (1972) Del mio meglio n. 2 (1973) Frutta e verdura + Amanti di valore (1973) Evergreens (1974) Mina® + Baby Gate (1974) Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975) La Mina + Minacantalucio (1975) Singolare + Plurale (1976) Del mio meglio n. 4 (1977) Mina quasi Jannacci + Mina con bignè (1977) Di tanto in tanto (1978) Mina Live '78 (1978) Del mio meglio n. 5 (1979) Attila (1979)
1980s	Kyrie (1980) Salomè (1981) Italiana (1982) Mina 25 (1983) Catene (1984) Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1985) Si, buana (1986) Rane supreme (1987) Oggi ti amo di più (1988) 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) Mazzini canta Battisti (1994) Pappa di latte (1995) Cremona (1996) Napoli (1996) Leggera (1997) Mina Celentano (1998) Olio (1999) Mina n° 0 (1999)
2000s	Dalla terra (2000) Sconcerto (2001) Veleno (2002) Napoli secondo estratto (2003) The Platinum Collection (2004) Bula Bula (2005) L'allieva (2005) Ti amo... (2006) Bau (2006) Todavía (2007) Sulla tua bocca lo dirò (2009) Facile (2009)
2010s	Caramella (2010) Piccola Strenna (2010) Piccolino (2011) 12 (American Song Book) (2012) Christmas Song Book (2013) Selfie (2014) Le migliori (2016) Maeba (2018)