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Album • 1982

Rio (Collector's Edition)

Duran Duran29 songs • 2 hours, 29 minutes

Rio is the second studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 10 May 1982 through EMI. Produced by Colin Thurston, the band wrote and demoed most of the material before recording the album at AIR Studios in London from January to March 1982. The band utilised more experimentation compared to their debut album, from vibraphone and marimba to the sound of a cigarette being lit and cracking ice cubes. Andy Hamilton played a saxophone solo on the title track "Rio". A new wave, synth-pop, pop rock and dance-rock album with musical elements such as disco and funk, Rio is mostly composed of fast, upbeat numbers, with some slower synthesiser-based ballads. Lead vocalist Simon Le Bon's lyrics cover topics from chasing one's dreams to pursuing a love interest. Bassist John Taylor conceived the title, which the band felt represented the optimistic and exotic tone of the album. The cover artwork, painted by Patrick Nagel and designed by Malcolm Garrett to resemble 1950s cigar packaging, is considered one of the greatest of all time. Duran Duran shot music videos for many of the album's tracks, all of which helped spearhead the 1980s MTV revolution. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(Du...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

Songs

  1. 1
    Rio (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  2. 2
    My Own Way (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  3. 3
    Lonely in Your Nightmare (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  4. 4
    Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  5. 5
    Hold Back the Rain (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  6. 6
    New Religion (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  7. 7
    Last Chance on the Stairway (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  8. 8
    Save a Prayer (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  9. 9
    The Chauffeur (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  10. 10
    Rio (US Remix) [2009 Remaster] (US Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  11. 11
    My Own Way (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remaster] (Carnival Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  12. 12
    Lonely in Your Nightmare (US Remix) [2009 Remaster] (US Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  13. 13
    Hungry Like the Wolf (US Remix) [2009 Remaster] (US Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  14. 14
    Hold Back the Rain (US Remix) [2009 Remaster] (US Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  15. 15
    Last Chance on the Stairway (Manchester Square Demo)
    Duran Duran
  16. 16
    My Own Way (Manchester Square Demo)
    Duran Duran
  17. 17
    New Religion (Manchester Square Demo)
    Duran Duran
  18. 18
    Like an Angel (Manchester Square Demo)
    Duran Duran
  19. 19
    My Own Way (Single Version) [2009 Remaster] (Single Version; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  20. 20
    Like an Angel (2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  21. 21
    Careless Memories (Live)
    Duran Duran
  22. 22
    The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) [Early Version] [2009 Remaster] (Early Version; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  23. 23
    My Own Way (Night Version) [2009 Remaster] (Night Version; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  24. 24
    Hungry Like the Wolf (Night Version) [2009 Remaster] (Night Version; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  25. 25
    Rio (Night Version) [2009 Remaster] (Night Version; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  26. 26
    New Religion (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remaster] (Carnival Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  27. 27
    Hold Back the Rain (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remaster] (Carnival Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  28. 28
    My Own Way (Instrumental) [2009 Remaster] (Instrumental; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran
  29. 29
    Hold Back the Rain (Alternate Remix) [2009 Remaster] (Alternate Remix; 2009 Remaster)
    Duran Duran

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