Various Artists - Ciao Bella Italian Girl Singers / Various (CD)

Details: 2015 collection. The 1960s girl-pop compilations on the occasional Ace International and Big Beat International imprints rank among their most popular releases of recent years. Having hit upon a winning formula by hopping over the Channel to France for C'EST CHIC! And TRES CHIC!, and by venturing further afield to Japan for two volumes of NIPPON GIRLS, the label now turns the spotlight on Italy. The collection opens with Brunetta's prized dance floor-filler 'Baluba Shake' and closes with 'Cuore', a dramatic beat ballad by petite dynamo Rita Pavone. Star of the show is the prolific Mina - queen bee of Italy's female singers - with three tracks: 'No' (a wailing folk rock nugget), 'Più Di Te' (a cover of the Tracy Dey/Bob Crewe classic 'I Won't Tell') and 'Se Telefonando' (a sophisto-pop epic courtesy of maestro Ennio Morricone). 24 tracks.

Tracklist:

1. Baluba Shake - Brunetta ; Her Balubas
2. No - Mina
3. Il Mio Posto Qual' - Ornella Vanoni
4. Questa Sinfonia - Carmen Villani
5. L'uomo D'oro - Caterina Caselli
6. Un Amore Inutile - Isabella Iannetti
7. Il Gegheg - Rita Pavone
8. Sono Qui Con Voi - Caterina Caselli ; Friends
9. Pi Di Te - Mina
10. La Notte Fatta Per Rubare - Catherine Spaak
11. Thrilling (La Regola Del Gioco) - Rita Monico
12. Credi - Iva Zanicchi
13. Penso a Te - Catherine Spaak
14. Se Telefonando - Mina
15. L'appuntamento - Ornella Vanoni
16. Non Ho L'et (Per Amarti) - Gigliola Cinquetti
17. Un Bacio Sulle Dita - Wilma Goich
18. Quanti Ragazzi - Isabella Iannetti
19. Ragazzo Triste - Patty Pravo
20. Pa' Diglielo a Ma' - Nada
21. Un Minuto E Non Di Pi - Milena Can't
22. Come Un Anno F - Wilma Goich
23. Non Mai Tardi - Rita Monico
24. Cuore - Rita Pavone