I Go to Rio
| "I Go to Rio" | ||||
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| File:Peter Allen I Go to Rio.jpg | ||||
| Single by Peter Allen | ||||
| from the album Taught by Experts | ||||
| B-side | "This Time Around" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop, funk | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Brooks Arthur | |||
| Peter Allen singles chronology | ||||
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"I Go to Rio" is a popular song written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson, and performed by Allen. It became a signature song of Allen, as well as being covered by Peggy Lee and Pablo Cruise, among others, in addition to being subject to multiple soundtrack inclusions.
History
The song was first released in 1976, on Peter Allen's fourth studio album, Taught by Experts. In 1977, it was successfully released as a single in Australia, where it was Number 1 for five weeks,[1] and was the sixth top-selling single in Australia in that year.[2] The song was covered by Peggy Lee on her 1977 album Peggy , as well as by noted French singer Claude François, in French translation, in 1978. In 1979, it became a hit in the United States for the band Pablo Cruise. In 1980, it was featured on an episode of The Muppet Show, in which Diana Ross guest-starred. In 1982, it was covered by TISM under the name "I Go to Werribee" with slightly different lyrics. In 2008, the song was covered by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, on his live album Center Stage.
The song has also been featured in a number of movie soundtracks, including One Crazy Summer (1986), Dominick and Eugene (1988), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Muriel's Wedding (1994), Hotel Sorrento (1995) and Strange Bedfellows (2004).[3]
The melody of the opening piano riff of the song has been re-used by Chocolate in "Ritmo de la noche", well as Mystic/The Sacados/Lorca and Safri Duo's cover versions, and Coldplay in "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 30 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 27 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 22 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
| South Africa (SA Rock Lists) [7] | 8 |
References
- ↑ See List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s.
- ↑ See List of Top 25 singles for 1977 in Australia.
- ↑ Peter Allen Filmography; www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Peter Allen – I Go to Rio" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Peter Allen search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Peter Allen – I Go to Rio". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(A).html Retrieved October 11, 2013
