E poi...

"E poi..."
"E poi..."
Single by Mina
from the album Frutta e verdura
Language	Italian
B-side	"Non tornare più"
Released	October 1973
Genre	Pop
Length	4:47
Label	PDU
Composer(s)	Shel Shapiro
Lyricist(s)	Andrea Lo Vecchio
Mina singles chronology

"E poi..." (English: "And then...") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was released in October 1973 by PDU as a lead single from her studio album Frutta e verdura (1973). The song was written by Shel Shapiro and Andrea Lo Vecchio, and arranged by Pino Presti.^[1]

The song was a great success in Italy. In its third week on the chart, the song entered the top five. In early January, the song became number one and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks.^[2]

The song "Non tornare più" was used as a b-side. It was written by Franco Califano and Dario Baldan Bembo. The French version of the song titled "Les oiseaux revent" has also become a b-side for the single "Et puis ça sert à quoi".

In 1973 and 1975 "E poi..." was used in commercials for Tassoni lemonade.^[3]

Other versions

"E poi..." was recorded in other languages: English ("Runaway", adapted lyrics by Shel Shapiro), Spanish ("¿Y que?", by Caruso Genfingal), French ("Et puis ça sert à quoi", by Pierre Delanoë), and German ("Und dann", by Bert Olden). The English version was released as a single in the United States and Canada,^[4] the French version in France,^[5] and the German version in West Germany.^[6] The Spanish version was not released as a single, but was included in the Spanish-language compilation Mina canta en español (1975).^[7] There are also two other Italian versions of the same song: in the live album Mina Live '78 and in 1992 album Sorelle Lumière, in which the song was mixed with Riccardo Cocciante's hit "Un nuovo amico".

Track listing

7" single (Italy, Spain, France, Portugal): A. "E poi..." – 4:48; B. "Non tornare più» (Dario Baldan Bembo, Franco Califano) — 4:43

7" single (North America, Netherlands)^[4]^[8]: A. "Runaway (E poi...)" – 4:48; B. "I Still Love You (Fate piano)» (Shel Shapiro, Andrea Lo Vecchio) — 4:10

7" single (France, Italy)^[5]: A. "Et puis ca sert à quoi (E poi...)" – 4:22; B. "Les oises revent (Non tornare più)» (Dario Baldan Bembo, Franco Califano, Pierre Delanoë) — 4:40

7" single (West Germany)^[6]: A. "Und Dann… (E poi...)" – 4:47; B. "Die Liebe am Sonntag (Domenica sera)» (Corrado Castellari, Bert Olden) — 2:56

Personnel

Mina – vocals
Pino Presti – bass guitar, Rhodes piano, piano, arrangement
Shel Shapiro – acoustic quitar
Andrea Sacchi – electric quitar, acoustic quitar
Fabio Treves – harmonica
Tullio De Piscopo – drums, percussion
Renè Mantegna – congas, percussion
Nuccio Rinaldis – audio engineer

Charts

Chart performance for "E poi..."
Chart (1974)	Peak position
Italy (Billboard)^[9]	7
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[2]	1

Cover versions

In 1976 Welsh singer Shirley Bassey recorded an English version of the song, "Runaway", which became the B-side of her single "Natali".^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "E poi.../Non tornare più". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
^ "Tassoni" (in Italian). minamazzini.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mina (1974). Runaway (liner notes). USA: Tara Records. TRA-108. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mina (1974). Et puis ca sert à quoi (liner notes) (in French). France: PDU. 2 C 008 95 104. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mina (1974). Und Dann... (liner notes) (in German). Germany: Columbia. 1 C 006-95 183. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ Mina (1975). Mina canta en español (liner notes) (in Spanish). Spain: Odeon. 1J 062-97.196. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ Mina (1974). Runaway (liner notes) (in Dutch). Netherlands: Omega International. OM.36.211. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ Ruscitto, Geramno (25 May 1974). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 21. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Shirley Bassey (1976). Natali (liner notes) (in French). France: United Artists Records. UP 36102. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.