12 (American Song Book)

12 is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 December 2012 by GSU/PDU and Sony Music.

Overview

In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 and 1970. Among the others, she sings "Everything Happens to Me" for the third time and "Love Me Tender" for the second time.
The album was produced by Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani. It was recorded in the studio with the participation of an orchestra, some of the musicians are long-time friends of the singer: Danilo Rea, Alfredo Golino, Massimo Moriconi and Gianni Ferrio.
In the first edition of the album, 12 different covers were released.
The album was preceded by the single "Over the Rainbow" released on 23 November 2012. The second single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released on 19 December, on the occasion of the Christmas holidays.