Orlando Riva Sound
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Orlando Riva Sound was a German
eurodisco group founded in 1977 by Anthony Monn
and Rainer Pietsch.
Their first success was in 1977 with the song "Moon Boots", a mostly instrumental piece. Soon after the group's founding, they added Sophia Reaney as a singer/dancer. The following year, they released "Body to Body Boogie", which was more downtempo compared to "Moon Boots". The song also spawned the album of the same name with the following songs: "Disco Mussorgsky
," "Sweet Release" and "Dream Machine", plus the 12" version of "Moon Boots".
In 1979, the group got fifth place in the competition to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
with "Lady, Lady, Lady". That year, they also had another hit with the song "Indian Reservation
", a cover of the hit by Paul Revere & the Raiders
. The following year, they had yet another hit with "Fire on the Water", by which time disco was dying out. Their final success came in 1981 with "O.T.T. (Over The Top)" after which the band broke up.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
eurodisco group founded in 1977 by Anthony Monn
Anthony Monn
Anthony Monn a.k.a. Tony Monn is a German singer, composer, and record producer.Monn started his career as a singer in the German schlager genre in the early 1970s...
and Rainer Pietsch.
Their first success was in 1977 with the song "Moon Boots", a mostly instrumental piece. Soon after the group's founding, they added Sophia Reaney as a singer/dancer. The following year, they released "Body to Body Boogie", which was more downtempo compared to "Moon Boots". The song also spawned the album of the same name with the following songs: "Disco Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky can refer to:*The Mussorgsky family of Russian nobility;*Modest Mussorgsky, a Russian composer belonging to that family.*Mussorgsky , a 1950 Soviet film about the composer...
," "Sweet Release" and "Dream Machine", plus the 12" version of "Moon Boots".
In 1979, the group got fifth place in the competition to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with "Lady, Lady, Lady". That year, they also had another hit with the song "Indian Reservation
Indian Reservation (song)
"Indian Reservation " is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater and released as "The Pale Faced Indian". Rainwater's MGM release stayed unnoticed. The first hit version was a 1968 cover by Don Fardon, a former member of The Sorrows, that reached #20...
", a cover of the hit by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
. The following year, they had yet another hit with "Fire on the Water", by which time disco was dying out. Their final success came in 1981 with "O.T.T. (Over The Top)" after which the band broke up.
Songs
- "Verde"
- "Moon Boots"
- "Body to Body Boogie"
- "Lady, Lady, Lady"
- "Indian Reservation"
- "We're Not Alone"
- "Fire on the Water"
- "The Blaze"
- "O.T.T. (Over The Top)"
- "Who Built The Pyramids?"