- new wave, synth-pop, new romantic, pop
- 42 min
- 9 tracks
- EMI
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.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, warm and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer3/5 ★
- Record Mirror2/5 ★
- Smash Hits5½/10
- The Village VoiceC−
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Classic Pop5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.3/10
- PopMatters8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Collector3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut8/10
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Tracks
- A1Rio5:37
- A2My Own Way4:54
- A3Lonely in Your Nightmare3:49
- A4Hungry Like the Wolf3:41
- A5Hold Back the Rain3:48
- B1New Religion5:33
- B2Last Chance on the Stairway4:20
- B3Save a Prayer5:26
- B4The Chauffeur5:13
9 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Duran Duran
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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