Duran Duran – Rio (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1982

Rio is an LP by Duran Duran from 1982 released on the EMI label.

About this album

Rio is Duran Duran’s breakthrough album, the record that turned their sleek new wave style into international pop success. Released in 1982, it sharpened the band’s visual and musical identity with bright synthesiser hooks, agile basslines and Simon Le Bon’s confident, restless vocals. The album’s momentum was driven by signature songs such as Hungry Like the Wolf, Save a Prayer and the title track Rio, which helped define early-’80s pop on both radio and MTV. Balancing dance-floor energy with melodic detail, the album became one of the era’s best-known synth-pop statements and a key milestone in Duran Duran’s rise.