Duran Duran : Rio (Expanded Edition)

I'M ON THE HUNT

I'M AFTER YOU

MOUTH IS ALIVE
WITH JUICES LIKE WINE
AND I'M

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

 Rio

is the second 

studio album 

by the English 

pop rock band

Duran Duran

 released on  

May 10th 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.

 Accompanied by 

three worldwide 

hit singles, 

Rio 

peaked at number two 

in the United Kingdom 

and remained 

in the chart for

 110 weeks. 

Initially unsuccessful

 in the United States, 

the album was remixed 

by Capitol Records

 The band toured 

the US 

and Europe 

throughout the

 latter half of 1982.

Rio

initially received 

mixed-to-negative 

reviews from critics, 

who commended

 the melodies

 but disparaged 

the lyrics. 

Retrospective reviewers 

consider 

Rio

timeless

and the band's best work, 

praising its

 instrumentation 

and 

band performances.

TRACKLIST

Rio

My Own Way

Lonely In Your Nightmare

Hungry Like The Wolf

Hold Back The Rain

New Religion

Last Chance On The Stairway

Last Chance On The Stairway

The Chauffeur

Rio

 (US Album Remix)

Hungry Like The Wolf

 (US Album Remix)

My Own Way

 (Carnival Remix)

Lonely In Your Nightmare 

(US Album Remix)

Hold Back The Rain

 (US Album Remix)

Hungry Like The Wolf 

( The Full Moon Remix )

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