Viva (La Düsseldorf album)

Viva is the second and most successful album of Klaus Dinger's band La Düsseldorf. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song.

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]

Different mixes/edits of "Rheinita" and "Viva" were released as a single; 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.

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

  • 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 and synthesizers
  • Harald Konietzko – Bass on ' 5' and ' 6'
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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.
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