Bossa Nova Hotel

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Bossa Nova Hotel

Studio album by Michael Sembello

Released

September 25, 1983 (U.S.)

Recorded

1982-1983

Genre

Rock
AOR

Label

Warner Bros. Records/Wounded Bird Records

Producer

Phil Ramone

Michael Sembello chronology

Singles from Bossa Nova Hotel
	Bossa Nova Hotel (1983)	Without Walls (1986)
"Maniac" "Automatic Man" "Talk"

On September 25th, 1983 Michael Sembello released his first studio and solo album titled Bossa Nova Hotel. The album contained ten tracks including the legendary smash hit "Maniac" from the motion picture Flashdance, which topped the Billboard charts on September of 1983 peaking at number one and the album at #80. "Maniac," "Automatic Man" & "Talk" were the three singles released for the album. The single "Automatic Man" had three other versions released on an LP & 45 single which were the (Extended mix, Instrumental mix and Single Version). The version of Maniac that appeared on the soundtrack to Flashdance was different than the one that appears on this album. "Maniac" also had remixed and instrumental versions of the song.

The album has recently been re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird Records.