Napoli secondo estratto is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 14 November 2003 by PDU and distributed by Sony.
Overview The album is a direct continuation of the 1996 album Napoli, which is also filled with covers of Neapolitan songs. This time the singer interprets the Neapolitan classics through mainly orchestral arrangements, giving the impression that the listener is in the theater hall.
The album design, as always, was done by Mauro Baletti, the singer lost the album cover to three real Neapolitans, Totò, Tina Pica and Titina De Filippo, they are sitting on the balcony of the opera house waiting for the performance, and Mina herself can only be found in the booklet, she looks out from behind the scenes.
Critical reception Paola Maraone from Rockol stated that Mina "remains the only non-Neapolitan singer who can play Parthenopean classics without looking ridiculous" and noted her "soulful performance".
Track listing
Personnel Mina – vocals
Andrea Braido – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Gianni Ferrio – arrangement, conducting Massimiliano Pani – arrangement (12), production Nicolò Fragile – arrangement (12), programming (12) Alessandro Ciervo – backing vocals (5) Alessio Donzelli – backing vocals (5) Benedetta Pollio – backing vocals (5) Daniela Minopoli – backing vocals (5) Erika Infantocci – backing vocals (5) Giuliana Di Girolamo – backing vocals (5) Luca Ciervo – backing vocals (5) Pina Pollio – backing vocals (5) Veronica Flocco – backing vocals (5) Massimo Moriconi – bass, double bass Gabriele Mirabassi – clarinet Shiho Ferrari – contrabass Alfredo Golino – drums, percussion Bruno Grossi – flute Giorgio Cocilovo – guitar (12) Georges Alvarez – horn Giorgio Secco – mandolin (6) Alessandro Cutolo – mastering Ignazio Morviducci – mastering, mixing, recording Danilo Rea – piano, organ Alba Arnova – production (6), creative direction (6) Ilaria Negrotti – viola Ivan Vukcevic – viola Monica Benda – viola Anthony Flint – first violin Alessandro Milani – violin Andreas Laake – violin Barbara Ciannamea Monte Rizzi – violin Klaidi Sahatci – violin Piotr Nikiroff – violin Susanne Holm – violin Walter Zagato – violin Yoko Paetsch – violin Claude Hauri – violoncello Jennifer Flint – violoncello Johann Sebastian Paetsch – violoncello
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Napoli secondo estratto Chart (2003) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Napoli secondo estratto Chart (2003) Position Italian Albums (FIMI) 32
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