Duran Duran

Duran Duran is the debut studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 15 June 1981 through EMI. Produced by Colin Thurston, it was recorded in London and Oxfordshire between December 1980 and January 1981. The instrumental tracks were recorded quickly, but vocalist Simon Le Bon initially struggled to sing in the studio, leading to discussions about replacing him before EMI employee Dave Ambrose intervened. Influenced by artists such as David Bowie, the Human League, Japan and Chic, Duran Duran features a mixture of new wave, synth-pop and dance-punk tunes with more atmospheric tracks, as well as elements of disco and punk rock. Le Bon's cryptic lyrics cover topics from youthful torment and confusion to the band's goals and ambitions. The cover artwork for the album and singles were designed by Malcolm Garrett. Three singles appeared for the album, each promoted with music videos, which helped the album reach number three in the UK and remain in the top 100 for 118 weeks. The sexually-provocative video for "Girls on Film" was controversial, and generated publicity for the new MTV channel in the United States. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_D...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)