Duran Duran – Rio

Description

With obi and 4 page lyric / info sheet. The track lengths on Side 1 are the same as the original non-remixed edition. Rio became successful in the US from the dance versions of their tracks that were mixed by David Kershenbaum. It produced several worldwide hit singles including the title track, “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Save a Prayer”, all of which charted in the UK top 10 and US top 20.

The cover is best known for the iconic cover illustration by Patrick Nagel of a striking woman in his trademark style—”elegant and sophisticated, alluring but cool, stark but sensual, mysterious, contradictory, and utterly contemporary”—the quintessential 1980s woman

The album was remixed and re-released in the United States in November 1982. 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. It earned a gold disc on 1 March 1983, and was certified platinum on 26 April 1983, eventually reaching double platinum status.