Duran Duran sounded different, so that was one obstacle. On the pop music side, things were a little softer, kind of a ‘70s holdover. Rock music was still very American-oriented – Bob Seger and Steve Miller Band. They sounded so different than what was going on at that point in rock and pop music. in 1982, they had some radio stations that supported the record and played some singles. What had to happen for them to eventually break the U.S.? I found it interesting that Duran Duran took a while to catch on in the United States. I knew the record had a good narrative to it, and also, the Duran Duran music videos from this era were so interesting and influential. It wasn’t a hit until basically almost a year later. It was very popular in England, but it took forever to become popular in America. It’s a great album from front to back, but it also has a really great story. Now, people see it as one of the best albums of the ‘80s. Rio was always the record I wanted to write about. author Annie Zaleskiģ60°: Why did you choose Rio as the album to write a 33 1/3 book on?Īnnie Zaleski: I pretty much have never had another album in mind for the series. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Duran Duran’s Rio is out now on Bloomsbury Academic. Zaleski conducted new interviews with band members and other important figures behind Rio for the 144-page book. The British new wave band’s 1982 album spawned the hit singles “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Save a Prayer,” and “Rio” – all of which had groundbreaking music videos that helped usher in the MTV era. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Zaleski has had music articles published in numerous publications, including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Time, and the Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved.Award-winning music journalist Annie Zaleski spoke with 360°Sound about her new 33 1/3 book on Duran Duran’s classic second album Rio. I didn’t know…whether it would be a hit or a flop or whatever, but I knew when I was listening to it: ‘Yep, this has got really strong songs on it, and this one just feels right.'”Ĭopyright © 2022, ABC Audio. In a new interview, Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes tells Yahoo! Entertainment, “hen we finished the Rio album, I looked around and I knew we’d done something special. The record has been certified two-times Platinum for sales of over 2 million in the States. Rio peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, and remains Duran Duran’s highest-charting album in the U.S. Musically, Rio found the band mixing synth-driven pop and R&B-flavored dance music with world music influences. Helping to propel the popularity of “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Rio” and “Save a Prayer” were the songs’ music videos, all directed by Russell Mulcahy, which featured the band members mingling with models in exotic settings like the jungles of Sri Lanka and on a sailing yacht off the coast of the Caribbean isle of Antigua. singles chart, bu wasn’t initially issued as a single in the States.
It also included “ Save a Prayer,” which reached #2 on the U.K. singles, “ Hungry Like the Wolf” and the title track, which peaked at #3 and #14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album featured the band’s first two hit U.S. Rio was Duran Duran’s second studio effort, following their 1981 self-titled debut. Last week, Duran Duran celebrated being chosen for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and today the British New Wave band marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the album that helped put them on the path to worldwide fame, Rio.
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