Recorded at the Bussoladomani theatre on 23 August 1978, it captured the last public appearance made by the singer.

[6] It was arranged and conducted by Pino Presti, with Nuccio Rinaldis and Albramo Pesatori as the sound engineers.

Claudio Milano of OndaRock [it] gave the album an average rating, noting that it has both wonderful numbers and terrifying ones.

[9] Patrizio Ruviglioni noted that this is the most iconic and melancholic of Mina's three live albums, regal and at the same time modest.

[9] In 2015, the magazine Panorama named Live '78 one of the ten essential albums by Mina.