I Go to Rio

"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

Peter Allen

Studio albums	Peter Allen (1971) Tenterfield Saddler (1972) Continental American (1974) Taught by Experts (1976) I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979) Bi-Coastal (1980) Not the Boy Next Door (1983) Making Every Moment Count (1990)

Compilation albums	It Is Time for Peter Allen (1977) The Very Best of Peter Allen (1982) Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (1985) The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under (1992) The Ultimate Peter Allen (2006)

Notable singles	"Tenterfield Saddler" (1972) "I Honestly Love You" (1975) "The More I See You" (1976) "I Go to Rio" (1976) "Don't Cry Out Loud" (1978) "I Still Call Australia Home" (1980)

Productions	Soon (1971) Legs Diamond (1988) The Boy from Oz (1998) Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (2015)

Related articles	The Allen Brothers Liza Minnelli Bernadette Peters "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" (1979) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (1980) "I Don't Go Shopping" (1981) ARIA Hall of Fame

Pablo Cruise

David Jenkins Cory Lerios Steve Price Larry Antonino Bud Cockrell Bruce Day John Pierce Angelo Rossi David Perper Stef Birnbaum Ken Emerson George Gabriel

Studio albums	Pablo Cruise Lifeline A Place in the Sun Worlds Away Part of the Game Reflector Out of Our Hands

Compilations	The Best of Pablo Cruise

Singles	"Whatcha Gonna Do?" "A Place in the Sun" "Don't Want to Live Without It" "Love Will Find a Way" "Never Had a Love" "I Go To Rio" "I Want You Tonight" "Cool Love" "Slip Away" "Out of Our Hands"

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