Another very beautiful album, the second album by Mia Martini, propelled by the evergreen "Piccolo uomo," which rightfully stands among her most successful songs. Perhaps it doesn't reach the dramatic intensity of her debut nor the pure melodic beauty of "Il giorno dopo," but it remains, for me, only slightly inferior. What elevates this album is especially "Valsinha," the song that Martini seemed to prefer among all those she performed, giving it a truly spine-tingling interpretation (the piece, of course, by Buarque/de Moraes, is a masterpiece in any form it takes). Other splendid songs include "Donna sola," "Questo amore vero," "Amanti," "Tu che sei sempre tu" (chills here too, for lyrics, melody, interpretation, vocal talent), and the cover of "Border Song" by Elton John, with new Italian lyrics that become another foreshadowing of her fate.
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