Righeira (album)

Righeira is the self-titled debut studio album by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira. Produced by La Bionda, it was released on the CGD label on 28 September 1983 in Italy. The album included the duo's first three singles, including the hit singles "Vamos a la playa" and "No Tengo Dinero", and the less successful single "Tanzen Mit Righeira".

Righeira
Studio album by
Righeira
Released28 September 1983
RecordedAugust–September 1983
StudioWeryton Studios, Munich
Genre
Length33:44
LabelCGD
ProducerLa Bionda
Righeira chronology
Righeira
(1983)		 Righeira '83-'85
(1985)
Singles from Righeira
  1. "Tanzen Mit Righeira"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Vamos a la playa"
    Released: 5 May 1983
  3. "No Tengo Dinero"
    Released: 1983

Recording and production

The recording sessions began in August in Weryton Studios' premises in Munich. By September 1983, eight songs had been recorded and mixed.[1] Righeira were introduced to La Bionda in 1982 and they signed a contract which lasted to 1987.[2][3] As Michelangelo and Carmelo La Bionda had moved their productions to Munich in the mid-1970s, and Righeira was signed to them, they decided they would record their debut album there. La Bionda gave Righeira a chance to experiment with their own sound. Many of the album's songs featured a futuristic and modern sound, including "Vamos a la playa" whose lyrics talks about the explosion of an atomic bomb.[4]

Release

Righeira was released on the CGD label in Italy on 28 September 1983.[5] Initially, the album was planned to be released just before Christmas.[6] The album spawned the hit singles "Vamos a la playa" and "No Tengo Dinero" which helped Righeira with establishing a reputation as a modern dance duo.[7] "Vamos a la playa" had already became a fan favourite as it was released several months before the debut album. The song managed to reach number 53 on the UK Singles Chart and ultimately made Stefano Righi and Stefano Rota famous in continental Europe. "No Tengo Dinero" achieved high popularity in the Netherlands and West Germany, peaking at number 10 and 12, respectively.[8][9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Righeira, except "Jazz Musik", written by Hermann Weindorf.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Tanzen Mit Righeira"Stefano RighiRighi with Rota5:31
2."Luciano Serra Pilota"RighiRighi with Rota3:27
3."Gli parlerò di te"RighiRighi4:19
4."No Tengo Dinero"
  • Stefano Rota
  • Carmelo La Bionda
Righi with Rota3:38
Total length:16:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Disco Volante"RighiRighi4:50
2."Jazz Musik"Hermann WeindorfRighi3:48
3."Kon Tiki"RighiRighi4:32
4."Vamos a la playa"
  • Righi
  • C. La Bionda
Righi with Rota3:39
Total length:16:49

Personnel

Righeira

Additional musicians and production

  • Curt Cress – drums
  • Mats Björklund – guitar
  • Günter Gebauer – bass guitar
  • Berthold Weindorf – engineer, mixer
  • Ben Fenner – engineer, mixer
  • Herman Weindorf – producer, piano, synthesizer
  • Michelangelo La Bionda – producer
  • Carmelo La Bionda – producer
  • Atipiqa – cover design

References
  1. "Righeira – Righeira (1983, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Righeira". www.cianciodj.it. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Stefano Righi: "L'estate sta finendo e sono diventato grande"". www.quotidiano.net. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Conze, Eckart; Klimke, Martin; Varon, Jeremy, eds. (2017). Nuclear Threats, Nuclear Fear and the Cold War of the 1980s. Cambridge University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-107-13628-1.
  5. "Righeira - Righeira Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius". Genius. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. Arena 2017, p. 114.
  7. Roberts 2006, p. 463.
  8. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. "Righeira - No tengo dinero". Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

Sources
  • Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476630144.
  • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 463. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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