Viva (La Düsseldorf album)

Viva
Studio album by
La Düsseldorf
Released1978
RecordedJune – September 1978
StudioLa Düsseldorf Studio
Length40:19
LabelRadar
ProducerKlaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger chronology
La Düsseldorf
(1976) 		Viva
(1978) 		Individuellos
(1980)
Singles from Viva
  1. "Rheinita"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits7/10[2]

Viva is the second album by La Düsseldorf, led by Klaus Dinger. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song. Overall, it was their most successful release.

Different mixes/edits of "Rheinita" and "Viva" were released as singles; the single version of "Viva" is slightly longer and has a fadeout, the album version segues into "White Overalls". "Vögel" ("Birds") is a minute and a half of bird noises. All songs are written by Klaus Dinger.

Reception

At the time of release, Smash Hits opined "If you're looking for something different or something new to pose with and say ever-so-casually 'oh, haven't you heard of them?' to your friends, then try this. It's modern German rock with lots of synthesisers but it's also bright and melodic and completely house-trained."[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Dinger.

  1. "Viva" – 2:36
  2. "White Overalls" – 2:07
  3. "Rheinita" – 7:41
  4. "Vögel" – 1:27
  5. "Geld" – 6:35
  6. "Cha Cha 2000" – 19:53

Personnel

La Düsseldorf
  • Thomas Dinger – vocals, percussion
  • Hans Lampe – drums, percussion
  • Andreas Schell – piano on ' 6'
  • Klaus Dinger – vocals, percussion, guitars
  • Nikolas van Rhijn (a pseudonym for Klaus Dinger) – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Harald Konietzko – bass on ' 5' and ' 6'

References

  1. ^ Patterson, Archie (2011). "Viva – La Düsseldorf | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 5–18, 1979): 25.
  3. ^ Red Starr (5 April 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 9.