This is the second studio album by DD. The album that unleashed duranmania, helped by the wide broadcast of its videos on MTV. It reached number two in the United Kingdom and it was supported by four singles: “My Own Way”, “Hungry Like The Wolf”, “Save A Prayer” and “Rio”. The album was remixed and re-released in the US in November 1982 and it peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. The cover is best known for the iconic cover illustration by Patrick Nagel of a striking woman in his trademark style. The band hired Nagel to create two portraits as possible covers. The smiling Rio girl was the unanimous choice. "It was love at first sight," said Rhodes. "We all said instantly: Yes, that's it. That's the cover." The second option (a girl with a flower in her hair) would later appear officially as the alternate cover on the Rio 2001 remastered edition. "Hungry Like the Wolf" was written and recorded on a Saturday in the spring of 1982 at the basement studios of EMI's London headquarters. It was built throughout the day as each band member arrived. Nick Rhodes came up with an idea for the backing track in the car while he was going to the studio. He started playing with the Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard. Andy Taylor worked out a Marc Bolan-ish guitar part. Then the bass and drums were added, and the whole track was finished that day, including Le Bon's vocal melody and lyrics. The laugh at the beginning of the song and the screams during the song's fade-out were performed and recorded live by Rhodes' girlfriend at the time.
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If You Saw Thro' My Eyes is the 1971 album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews. It was the first of two Ian Matthews solo albums released on Vertigo, a subsidiary label of Philips/Phonogram.
Release date: May 1971
Genres: Folk rock, Country rock
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