Rio (album)
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Rio is the second studio album by the British
rock band Duran Duran
, originally released worldwide on 10 May 1982. It reached #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia.
The album was re-released in the United States in November 1982. It earned a Gold disc
on 1 March 1983, and went Platinum on 26 April 1983, eventually reaching Double Platinum status. It peaked at number six on the Billboard 200
album chart in the US on 12 March 1983, and remained on the chart for 129 weeks.
. "My Own Way" was re-recorded for the album and the newer version is significantly different from the 1981 single version.
The second single, "Hungry Like the Wolf
", was released in the UK on 4 May 1982. It peaked at #5 in the charts on 26 June 1982.
The Rio album was first released worldwide on 10 May 1982, peaking at #2 in the UK in its second week of release. The image on the album's distinctive purple cover was painted by artist Patrick Nagel
. The cover itself was designed by Malcolm Garrett
.
The band had their own plans and ambitions for promotion. They reunited with director Russell Mulcahy
(who had directed the music video
for their first single, "Planet Earth"), and planned the release of a full length video album—eleven videos for the best songs off of the Duran Duran and Rio albums. The band travelled to Sri Lanka
and Antigua
between tour dates to film the memorable videos for the singles "Rio", "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Save a Prayer", as well as the lesser-known "Lonely in Your Nightmare" and "Nightboat" — the latter video being a creepy zombie
fest set on a deserted island.
While filming the videos, guitarist Andy Taylor
contracted a tropical virus and was hospitalised on his return to England. This forced the delay of the band's European tour, and the record company decided to hold the release of the third single until the band was ready to promote it again.
"Save a Prayer
" was finally released on 9 August 1982, and peaked at #2 on the UK charts in mid September 1982.
label and had the same songs and mixes as the UK version. Some fans claim that the U.S. edition suffered from rather poor sound quality
, apparently due to differences in the mastering
of the vinyl record. The first version of the album did not perform well on the U.S. Billboard
chart.
Cassette version, was released with catalog number 4XT-12211 on XDR system.
to create some new dance mixes for their twelve-inch club singles. In September, EMI collected the remixes and released them on an EP
called Carnival
. It included the songs "Rio", "Hold Back The Rain", "My Own Way", "Hungry Like The Wolf", and "New Religion", and was released in North America, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and Taiwan
.
Following the success of the Kershenbaum remixes, Capitol changed its marketing strategy on Duran Duran in the U.S. from a New Romantic band (something that was a British phenomenon) to a dance band. Frustrated with their lack of success in the U.S., the band capitalized on the moment and pressed Capitol to allow them to issue a remixed and remastered version of the Rio album in North America. The company agreed, and brought Kershenbaum back to remix more songs from the album.
On 1 November 1982, the "Rio
" single was released worldwide. It peaked at #9 in the UK in December 1982.
Capitol re-released the Rio album in the U.S., with Kershenbaum's new remixes on side one in November 1982. Differences in the songs on this second pressing (matrix #ST-1-12211-Z13-REI #1) are:
As the album began to take off, Capitol rushed a third pressing of the Rio album into stores, identical to the second, except that the Kershenbaum album remix of "Hungry Like the Wolf" was replaced with longer Kershenbaum "Night Version". The third pressing (matrix #ST-1-12211-Z16 #2) is much more common than the second.
These remixed "Night Versions" of "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Hold Back the Rain" were later released on CD on the Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
compilation in 1998, and "My Own Way" was released in the 2003 Singles Box Set 1981-1985
.
On 3 December 1982, the Kershenbaum album remix was used for the "Hungry Like the Wolf" single. This was released in the US some six months after its initial UK release. The single included both the album version and the Carnival remix. It peaked at #3 in the US on 26 March 1983.
Part of the continued success of the album was due to the very popular videos, in heavy rotation on MTV. The video album Duran Duran was released (on VHS
, Betamax
, and laserdisc
) to coincide with the North American re-issue of the "Rio" single on 11 March 1983, four months after its original release. This single included the Kershenbaum 7" remix of "Rio" and peaked at #14 in US on 14 May 1983.
The first pressing of 30,000 copies of the Japanese version of the LP (Toshiba/EMI EMS-91037) came with a colour poster. There is a notation on the OBI that mentions this. Later issues of the album have the notation on the OBI removed and contain only a lyric insert with a bio in Japanese and some photos.
The CD releases of the "Rio" album include an alternate version of "Hold Back the Rain" with added lyrics previously only available on the Night Version 12" remixes. The 2009 EMI Re-release restored the official UK version of the song, in which the lyrics are omitted. The lines in question are as follows:
People tell me I haven't change at all / But I don't feel the same /And I bet you've had that feeling, too / You can't laugh all the time [...] / So what if the words ain't rhyming? / Did you think that it's just a game? / I probably didn't even say that right / And I really don't give a damn
The packaging on a limited edition version of this release (EMI; 529 9240/Capitol; 72435-25919-0-9) included an alternate version of the famous Nagel
cover painting, submitted by the artist along with the first when he completed the commission (this image was first used for the Japanese 7" single of "My Own Way").
On 7 April 2009, Duran Duran's official website announced that Rio would be reissued as a 2 CD Special Edition on in the UK and in the US. This edition includes the album's original UK vinyl release tracks but adds substantially more to make this a definitive edition (including several tracks that have never been released in CD form as well as previously-released material from Singles Box Set 1981–1985). This issue reached #185 in the UK Albums Chart
CD 2:
This makes the remastered version available in iTunes, a 29 track-version.
Rio became part of the Classic Albums series when released on DVD on 4 November 2008.
Rio ranked no. 95 of Pitchfork Media
's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.
The album is included in the book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1001Albums.htm
s, included the following tracks from Rio:
Other covers include:
"The Chauffeur", by Louis Guidone
Alt-metal band Korn
's vocalist Jonathan Davis
performs "The Chauffeur" on his solo tour Alone, I Play Tour which began in November 2007. Davis has been vocal for years about his love for Duran Duran and cites "The Chauffeur" as his favourite Duran Duran
song.
British dance act Shut Up And Dance
's 1995 single "Save It 'Til the Mourning After" samples "Save a Prayer" whilst retaining its original chorus.
English band Arctic Monkeys
makes a tribute to this song on the lyrics of their debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
", saying on its pre-chorus Your name isn't Rio and I don't care for sand as opposite of the original songs chorus Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand. Also, in 2007, "Save a Prayer
" was referenced in the lyrics of "Teddy Picker
" from their album Favourite Worst Nightmare
: "I don't want your prayer, save it for the morning after".
Also credited:
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock band Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, originally released worldwide on 10 May 1982. It reached #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia.
The album was re-released in the United States in November 1982. It earned a Gold disc
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
on 1 March 1983, and went Platinum on 26 April 1983, eventually reaching Double Platinum status. It peaked at number six on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart in the US on 12 March 1983, and remained on the chart for 129 weeks.
Recording and release dates
The first song to be recorded for Rio was "My Own Way", written and recorded in October 1981, and released as a single in November 1981. The rest of the album was recorded in the early months of 1982 at Air Studios in London, with producer and engineer Colin ThurstonColin Thurston
Colin Thurston was a British recording engineer and producer.Born in Singapore, Thurston played in bands in London before he "bluffed his way" into audio engineering...
. "My Own Way" was re-recorded for the album and the newer version is significantly different from the 1981 single version.
The second single, "Hungry Like the Wolf
Hungry Like the Wolf
"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom...
", was released in the UK on 4 May 1982. It peaked at #5 in the charts on 26 June 1982.
The Rio album was first released worldwide on 10 May 1982, peaking at #2 in the UK in its second week of release. The image on the album's distinctive purple cover was painted by artist Patrick Nagel
Patrick Nagel
Patrick Nagel was an American artist. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the simple grace of and beauty of the female form, in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco...
. The cover itself was designed by Malcolm Garrett
Malcolm Garrett
Malcolm Garrett is a British graphic designer, who has worked for music artists such as Simple Minds, Magazine, Duran Duran and Peter Gabriel...
.
The band had their own plans and ambitions for promotion. They reunited with director Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights.- Music videos :...
(who had directed the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for their first single, "Planet Earth"), and planned the release of a full length video album—eleven videos for the best songs off of the Duran Duran and Rio albums. The band travelled to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
between tour dates to film the memorable videos for the singles "Rio", "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Save a Prayer", as well as the lesser-known "Lonely in Your Nightmare" and "Nightboat" — the latter video being a creepy zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
fest set on a deserted island.
While filming the videos, guitarist Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor (guitarist)
Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
contracted a tropical virus and was hospitalised on his return to England. This forced the delay of the band's European tour, and the record company decided to hold the release of the third single until the band was ready to promote it again.
"Save a Prayer
Save A Prayer
"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...
" was finally released on 9 August 1982, and peaked at #2 on the UK charts in mid September 1982.
North American release
The North American version was first released on Capitol's Harvest RecordsHarvest Records
-References:* Harvest Records collectors guide ISBN 978-5-9622-0021-7...
label and had the same songs and mixes as the UK version. Some fans claim that the U.S. edition suffered from rather poor sound quality
Sound quality
Sound quality is the quality of the audio output from various electronic devices. Sound quality can be defined as the degree of accuracy with which a device records or emits the original sound waves...
, apparently due to differences in the mastering
Audio mastering
Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
of the vinyl record. The first version of the album did not perform well on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
chart.
Cassette version, was released with catalog number 4XT-12211 on XDR system.
Remixes and reissues
Meanwhile, the band had worked with producer David KershenbaumDavid Kershenbaum
David Kershenbaum is an American record producer and entrepreneur, born in Springfield, Missouri. He has worked with many artists including Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Elkie Brooks, and Tori Amos. As a producer he has earned 75 international gold...
to create some new dance mixes for their twelve-inch club singles. In September, EMI collected the remixes and released them on an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called Carnival
Carnival (EP)
Carnival is a dance music EP by Duran Duran, originally released in various markets around the world in September 1982 by EMI.-Background:...
. It included the songs "Rio", "Hold Back The Rain", "My Own Way", "Hungry Like The Wolf", and "New Religion", and was released in North America, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Following the success of the Kershenbaum remixes, Capitol changed its marketing strategy on Duran Duran in the U.S. from a New Romantic band (something that was a British phenomenon) to a dance band. Frustrated with their lack of success in the U.S., the band capitalized on the moment and pressed Capitol to allow them to issue a remixed and remastered version of the Rio album in North America. The company agreed, and brought Kershenbaum back to remix more songs from the album.
On 1 November 1982, the "Rio
Rio (song)
"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
" single was released worldwide. It peaked at #9 in the UK in December 1982.
Capitol re-released the Rio album in the U.S., with Kershenbaum's new remixes on side one in November 1982. Differences in the songs on this second pressing (matrix #ST-1-12211-Z13-REI #1) are:
- Kershenbaum U.S. album remix of "Rio"
- Kershenbaum "Carnival remix" of "My Own Way" - drastically different from the original
- Kershenbaum U.S. album remix of "Lonely In Your Nightmare"
- Kershenbaum U.S. album remix of "Hungry Like the Wolf" (later used on the American 7" single re-release)
- Kershenbaum U.S. album remix of "Hold Back the Rain"
As the album began to take off, Capitol rushed a third pressing of the Rio album into stores, identical to the second, except that the Kershenbaum album remix of "Hungry Like the Wolf" was replaced with longer Kershenbaum "Night Version". The third pressing (matrix #ST-1-12211-Z16 #2) is much more common than the second.
These remixed "Night Versions" of "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Hold Back the Rain" were later released on CD on the Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran is a compilation album of remixes by Duran Duran. From the very beginning of their career, the band had dubbed the extended dance remixes of their songs "night versions", as they were intended for play in nightclubs.Unlike many of their contemporaries,...
compilation in 1998, and "My Own Way" was released in the 2003 Singles Box Set 1981-1985
Singles Box Set 1981-1985
Singles Box Set 1981–1985 is a boxset by Duran Duran. Comprising thirteen CDs, it was released by EMI on and covers the era from Duran Duran to Arena , as well as non-album single "A View to a Kill" ....
.
On 3 December 1982, the Kershenbaum album remix was used for the "Hungry Like the Wolf" single. This was released in the US some six months after its initial UK release. The single included both the album version and the Carnival remix. It peaked at #3 in the US on 26 March 1983.
Part of the continued success of the album was due to the very popular videos, in heavy rotation on MTV. The video album Duran Duran was released (on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
, Betamax
Betamax
Betamax was a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format developed by Sony, released on May 10, 1975. The cassettes contain -wide videotape in a design similar to the earlier, professional wide, U-matic format...
, and laserdisc
Laserdisc
LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
) to coincide with the North American re-issue of the "Rio" single on 11 March 1983, four months after its original release. This single included the Kershenbaum 7" remix of "Rio" and peaked at #14 in US on 14 May 1983.
The first pressing of 30,000 copies of the Japanese version of the LP (Toshiba/EMI EMS-91037) came with a colour poster. There is a notation on the OBI that mentions this. Later issues of the album have the notation on the OBI removed and contain only a lyric insert with a bio in Japanese and some photos.
The CD releases of the "Rio" album include an alternate version of "Hold Back the Rain" with added lyrics previously only available on the Night Version 12" remixes. The 2009 EMI Re-release restored the official UK version of the song, in which the lyrics are omitted. The lines in question are as follows:
People tell me I haven't change at all / But I don't feel the same /And I bet you've had that feeling, too / You can't laugh all the time [...] / So what if the words ain't rhyming? / Did you think that it's just a game? / I probably didn't even say that right / And I really don't give a damn
Versions on CD
Until 2009, all official versions of the Rio album released on CD had been made from the original UK master tapes, and did not include any of the Kershenbaum remixes. This includes the release, in 2001, of a 20-year anniversary reissue, completely remastered from the original. The Kershenbaum remixes were included as part of a 2-CD set released in 2009.The packaging on a limited edition version of this release (EMI; 529 9240/Capitol; 72435-25919-0-9) included an alternate version of the famous Nagel
Patrick Nagel
Patrick Nagel was an American artist. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the simple grace of and beauty of the female form, in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco...
cover painting, submitted by the artist along with the first when he completed the commission (this image was first used for the Japanese 7" single of "My Own Way").
On 7 April 2009, Duran Duran's official website announced that Rio would be reissued as a 2 CD Special Edition on in the UK and in the US. This edition includes the album's original UK vinyl release tracks but adds substantially more to make this a definitive edition (including several tracks that have never been released in CD form as well as previously-released material from Singles Box Set 1981–1985). This issue reached #185 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
UK/US Original LP: EMI 3411
- "RioRio (song)"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
" – 5:33 - "My Own Way" – 4:51
- "Lonely In Your Nightmare" – 3:50
- "Hungry Like the WolfHungry Like the Wolf"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom...
" – 3:41 - "Hold Back the Rain" – 3:57
- "New ReligionNew Religion"New Religion" is a Duran Duran song and the sixth track on their second album Rio.-About the song:The song is described in the Rio liner notes as "a dialogue between the ego and the alter-ego", which is reflected in the chorus, where two conflicting voices sing on top of each other.-Covers,...
" – 5:33 - "Last Chance on the Stairway" – 4:21
- "Save a PrayerSave A Prayer"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...
" – 5:33 - "The ChauffeurThe Chauffeur"The Chauffeur" is a Duran Duran song from their second album Rio. The song was written by Simon Le Bon as poetry, several years before Rio was even begun. Two different versions of the song were originally recorded by Duran Duran, and the song has been covered by three mainstream artists. Two...
" – 5:13
US Kershenbaum version 1: Harvest ST-12211
- "Rio" [US album remix] – 5:24
- "My Own Way" [Carnival remix] – 4:31
- "Lonely In Your Nightmare" [US album remix] – 4:52
- "Hungry Like the Wolf" [US album remix] – 4:02
- "Hold Back the Rain" [US album remix] – 6:32
- "New Religion" – 5:31
- "Last Chance on the Stairway" – 4:18
- "Save a Prayer" – 5:33
- "The Chauffeur" – 5:12
- Tracks 1-5 remixed by David Kershenbaum. Mixes not listed as such on the album.
US Kershenbaum version 2: Capitol ST-12211
- "Rio" [US album remix] – 5:28
- "My Own Way" [Carnival remix] – 4:36
- "Lonely In Your Nightmare" [US album remix] – 4:52
- "Hungry Like the Wolf" [Night Version] – 5:14
- "Hold Back the Rain" [US album remix] – 6:32
- "New Religion" – 5:31
- "Last Chance on the Stairway" – 4:18
- "Save a Prayer" – 5:33
- "The Chauffeur" – 5:12
- Same as the first Kershenbaum remix album, except "Hungry Like the Wolf" has been replaced with the "Night Version" of the song. Mixes not listed as such on the album.
CD album version: EMI (CDP 7 46003 2)
- "Rio" – 5:33
- "My Own Way" – 4:51
- "Lonely In Your Nightmare" – 3:50
- "Hungry Like the Wolf" – 3:41
- "Hold Back the Rain" [CD version] – 3:47
- "New Religion" – 5:31
- "Last Chance on the Stairway" – 4:18
- "Save a Prayer" [single edit] – 5:25
- "The Chauffeur" – 5:12
- Same as the UK/US initial vinyl release, except for the "new" mix of Hold Back The Rain and the shortened mix of "Save A Prayer". Again, mixes not labelled as such on the disc.
Duran Duran: Rio (2 CD Special Edition)
- Tracks 1-9: Original UK album release
- Tracks 10-14: David KershenbaumDavid KershenbaumDavid Kershenbaum is an American record producer and entrepreneur, born in Springfield, Missouri. He has worked with many artists including Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Elkie Brooks, and Tori Amos. As a producer he has earned 75 international gold...
album mixes, released November 1982
CD 2:
- Tracks 1-4: Demos recorded August 28, 1981
- Tracks 5-8: Non album singles and b-sides
- Tracks 9-13: Versions & Mixes
- Tracks 14-15: Digital only extras
This makes the remastered version available in iTunes, a 29 track-version.
Reception
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
2 | |
| 1983 | Billboard 200 | 6 |
Legacy
In 2000, Rio was ranked #98 in Q magazine's "100 Greatest British Albums". In 2003, it was listed at #65 in the NME "100 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2004, CMJ ranked it as #1 in their "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982".Rio became part of the Classic Albums series when released on DVD on 4 November 2008.
Rio ranked no. 95 of Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.
The album is included in the book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1001Albums.htm
Singles
- "My Own Way" (1981)
- "The ChauffeurThe Chauffeur"The Chauffeur" is a Duran Duran song from their second album Rio. The song was written by Simon Le Bon as poetry, several years before Rio was even begun. Two different versions of the song were originally recorded by Duran Duran, and the song has been covered by three mainstream artists. Two...
" (1981) - "Hungry Like the WolfHungry Like the Wolf"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom...
" (1982) - "Save a PrayerSave A Prayer"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...
" (1982) - "RioRio (song)"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
" (1982) - "New ReligionNew Religion"New Religion" is a Duran Duran song and the sixth track on their second album Rio.-About the song:The song is described in the Rio liner notes as "a dialogue between the ego and the alter-ego", which is reflected in the chorus, where two conflicting voices sing on top of each other.-Covers,...
" (1982)
Covers and tributes
The Duran Duran Tribute Album, a 1997 collection of cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s, included the following tracks from Rio:
- "Rio", by ska punkSka punkSka punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band GoldfingerGoldfinger (band)Goldfinger is a Los Angeles pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, guitarist Charlie Paulson, bassist Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer... - "The Chauffeur", by The Deftones
- "Hungry Like the Wolf", by Reel Big FishReel Big FishReel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out". The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold certified album Turn the Radio Off. Soon after, the band...
- "Hungry Like the Wolf", by 13 Winters
- "Save a Prayer", by Eve's PlumEve's PlumEve's Plum was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Colleen Fitzpatrick. Eve's Plum released two albums and numerous singles on 550/EpicRecords, before breaking up in 1998.- Forming :...
- "New Religion", by Jimmy Eat WorldJimmy Eat WorldJimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
Other covers include:
- "The Chauffeur", by Tre LuxTré LuxTre Lux is the solo trip hop project of Tina Root, the vocalist of Switchblade Symphony.-A Strange Gathering:Her first full-length album, A Strange Gathering, was released September 19, 2006...
- German happy hardcoreHappy hardcoreHappy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
band DuneDune (German band)Dune is a German Rave/Happy Hardcore/Techno/progressive trance band, not to be confused with the Danish rock band, Dúné. The band took its name from the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert.- History :...
recorded "Save a Prayer" with the London Session Orchestra for their 1998 cover album Forever and EverForever and Ever (album)Forever and Ever is the fifth album by German band Dune. It was released in 1998 on the label Orbit Records.As was the case with their previous album Forever, Forever and Ever contains covers of famous pop song performed in a classical style, accompanied by The London Session Orchestra, with every... - Eurobeat producer, writer and vocalist Davide Di Marcantonio (known as "David Dima")remixed and sang "Save A Prayer" and appeared on the Avex TraxAvex Trax, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
's compilation Super Eurobeat series Volume 193. - American electronic pop musical project SleepthiefSleepthiefSleepthief is an American electronic music recording project formed by producer and composer Justin Elswick. Elswick began writing music for the album ten years prior to its release. The album was mixed, mastered, co-produced, and co-arranged by Israel Curtis...
covered "The Chauffeur", sung by Kirsty HawkshawKirsty HawkshawKirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....
, on its 2006 debut album The Dawnseeker. - Sneaker PimpsSneaker PimpsSneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994. They are best known for their first album Becoming X and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album...
covered "The Chauffeur" live.
"The Chauffeur", by Louis Guidone
Alt-metal band Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
's vocalist Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
performs "The Chauffeur" on his solo tour Alone, I Play Tour which began in November 2007. Davis has been vocal for years about his love for Duran Duran and cites "The Chauffeur" as his favourite Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
song.
British dance act Shut Up And Dance
Shut Up And Dance
Shut Up and Dance are an English music duo that fused hip hop, house and hardcore, and are best known for their single "Raving I'm Raving", which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1992.-Career:...
's 1995 single "Save It 'Til the Mourning After" samples "Save a Prayer" whilst retaining its original chorus.
English band Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
makes a tribute to this song on the lyrics of their debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
-Charts:-External links:* Mapped on Platial....
", saying on its pre-chorus Your name isn't Rio and I don't care for sand as opposite of the original songs chorus Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand. Also, in 2007, "Save a Prayer
Save A Prayer
"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...
" was referenced in the lyrics of "Teddy Picker
Teddy Picker
-Charts:...
" from their album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. Recorded in east London's Miloco Studios with producers James Ford and Mike Crossey, the album was preceded by the...
: "I don't want your prayer, save it for the morning after".
Personnel
- Simon Le BonSimon Le BonSimon John Charles Le Bon is an English musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and musician of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia.-Early life:...
- vocals - Nick RhodesNick RhodesNick Rhodes is an English musician, is best known as the keyboardist of the pop rock band Duran Duran...
- keyboards - John TaylorNigel John TaylorJohn Taylor is an English musician who is best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of pop rock band Duran Duran....
- bass guitar - Roger TaylorRoger Andrew TaylorRoger Andrew Taylor is an English double grammy award winning musician who is best known as the drummer of British rock band Duran Duran from their inception until 1985, and again from 2001 onwards, the band selling in excess of 80 million records worldwide in the process.-Early life:Taylor began...
- drums - Andy TaylorAndy Taylor (guitarist)Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
- guitar
Also credited:
- Colin Thurston - producer and engineer
- Renate - Technician
- Andy HamiltonAndy Hamilton (pop musician)Andy Hamilton is a British saxophonist who has played with Duran Duran , Wham!, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Bon Jovi and David Bowie....
- Tenor Saxophone on "Rio" & Soprano Sax on "Union of the snake" - Malcolm GarrettMalcolm GarrettMalcolm Garrett is a British graphic designer, who has worked for music artists such as Simple Minds, Magazine, Duran Duran and Peter Gabriel...
, Assorted iMaGes, London - sleeve design - Patrick NagelPatrick NagelPatrick Nagel was an American artist. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the simple grace of and beauty of the female form, in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco...
- illustration - Andy Earl - photography
External links
- Versions of Rio
- Hold Back the Rain
- http://www.duranduran.com (Front page news regarding Rio Re-Release)