Giorni Explained

Giorni
Cover:	Giorni (Mina).png
Type:	Single
Artist:	Mina
Album:	Mina con bignè
Language:	Italian
A-Side:	Ormai
Recorded:	^[1]
Studio:	La Basilica, Milan^[2]
Genre:	Pop
Length:	4:35
Label:	PDU
Composer:	Shel Shapiro
Lyricist:	Luigi Albertelli
Prev Title:	Nuda
Prev Year:	1976
Giorni
Title2:	Ormai
Next Title:	Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)
Next Year:	1978

"Giorni" is a song by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Shel Shapiro and Luigi Albertelli. Initially "Giorni" and the song "Ormai" (; written by Andrea Lo Vecchio) were released as a double A-sided single in July 1977 to support of Mina's new album Mina con bignè which was released later in November.^[3] The single stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, peaking at number 9.

Critical reception

Claudio Milano of noted that in "Ormai" Mina had created a new form of drama by reaching artistic maturity.^[4]

Track listing

7" single^[5]

A1. "Giorni" – 4:35

A2. "Ormai" (Andrea Lo Vecchio) – 4:08

Charts

Chart (1977)! scope="col"
Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[6]	9

Cover versions

In 1978, Katri Helena recorded a cover version of the song "Giorni" in Finnish called "Päivät" (adapted lyrics by) for the album Ystävä.^[7]
In the same year, singer Ajda Pekkan recorded a Turkish version of "Giorni" called "Ya Sonra" with adapted lyrics by Fikret Şeneş.^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: Giorni/Ormai. it. Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana. Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. 21 May 2024.
Web site: La Basilica. it. minamazzini.it. 3 September 2020. 21 May 2024. 2 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220402050601/https://www.minamazzini.it/it/cronache/2020/la-basilica/. dead.
Web site: Mina con bignè. it. Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana. Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. 21 May 2024.
Web site: Claudio. Milano. Mina - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto. it. OndaRock. 21 May 2024. 18 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220618030542/https://www.ondarock.it/italia/mina-mazzini.htm. live.
Giorni/Ormai. Mina. 1977. 21 May 2024. liner notes. PDU. P.A. 1123. Italy.
Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019. it. 2019. Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. 306–308. 9781093264906.
Ystävä. Katri Helena. 1978. 14 June 2024. liner notes. Scandia. SLP 644. Finland. fi.
Ya Sonra / Yeniden Başlasın. Ajda Pekkan. 1978. 14 June 2024. liner notes. Philips. 6070 056. Turkey. tr.