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Bossa Nova Hotel
Bossa Nova Hotel
Studio album by Michael Sembello
Released	September 25, 1983 (U.S.)
Recorded	1983; Bossa Nova Hotel, Rumbo Recorders, Soundcastle Studios, Westlake Audio, EFX Studios
Genre	Rock, pop rock, hi-NRG
Length	39:53
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Phil Ramone
Michael Sembello chronology
Singles from Bossa Nova Hotel
	"Maniac"; Released: June 5, 1983; "Automatic Man"; Released: 1983; "Talk"; Released: 1983;

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Bossa Nova Hotel is the debut album of rock singer/guitarist Michael Sembello. The album contained ten tracks including the hit "Maniac" from the motion picture Flashdance, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1983.^[1] The album itself peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.^[2] "Automatic Man" and "Talk" were the other singles released from the album. "Automatic Man" had three other versions released on an LP and 45 single (which were the Extended mix, Instrumental mix and Single Version). The version of "Maniac" that appeared on the soundtrack to Flashdance is different from the one that appears on this album. "Maniac" also had remixed and instrumental versions of the song.

The album was re-issued in 2007 on CD by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Automatic Man"	David Batteau, Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	4:13
2.	"First Time"	David Batteau, Don Freeman, Michael Sembello	3:04
3.	"Cowboy"	David Batteau, Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	3:35
4.	"It's Over"	Alfred Rubalcava, Michael Sembello	4:56
5.	"Maniac"	Dennis Matkosky, Michael Sembello	4:18
6.	"Godzilla"	Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	3:50
7.	"Talk"	Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	3:26
8.	"Cadillac"	Michael Sembello	4:11
9.	"Lay Back"	Michael Sembello	4:02
10.	"Superman"	Michael Sembello	4:36

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Summer Lovers"	Michael Sembello	4:11
12.	"Maniac" (Live)	Dennis Matkosky, Michael Sembello	4:51
13.	"Automatic Man" (Live)	David Batteau, Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	5:00

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	80

Personnel

Michael Sembello - lead vocals, bass synth, bass, guitar, marimba solo, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, LinnDrum, Fender Rhodes
Danny Sembello - bass synth, tack piano solo, keyboards, synthesizers, marimba, acoustic piano
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Nathan Watts - bass
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Carlos Vega - drums, Simmons drums
Don Freeman - keyboards
Larry McNeely - banjo
Chris Page - additional synthesizer
Cruz Baca Sembello - guest vocals on "Talk"
Dennis Matkosky - keyboards, synthesizers
George Duke - synthesizer solo
Dennis Karmazyn - cello
Oscar Castro-Neves - string arranger, conductor
Michael Sembello, John Sembello, Danny Sembello, Cruz Baca Sembello, Liza Miller - background vocals
Jerry Hey, Gary Herbig, Gary Grant, William Reichenbach - horns

Technical

Thom Wilson, Jim Gallagher, Peter Chaikin - recording engineers
Tommy Vicari - mixing
Bernie Grundman - mastering
Richard Seireeni, Simon Levy - art director
John Colao - photography

References

^ "Billboard > Michael Sembello Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard > Michael Sembello Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[1] "Billboard > Michael Sembello Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[billboard200-2] "Billboard > Michael Sembello Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

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 '''''Bossa Nova Hotel''''' is the debut album of rock singer/guitarist [[Michael Sembello]]. The album contained ten tracks including the hit "[[Maniac (Michael Sembello song)|Maniac]]" from the motion picture ''[[Flashdance]]'', which topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in October 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/michael-sembello/chart-history/HSI|title=Billboard  > Michael Sembello Chart History > Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=November 4, 2019}}</ref> The album itself peaked at #80 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name=billboard200/> "Automatic Man" and "Talk" were the other singles released from the album. "Automatic Man" had three other versions released on an LP and 45 single (which were the Extended mix, Instrumental mix and Single Version). The version of "Maniac" that appeared on the [[Flashdance (soundtrack)|soundtrack to ''Flashdance'']] is different from the one that appears on this album. "Maniac" also had remixed and instrumental versions of the song.
+The album was re-issued in 2007 on [[CD]] by [[Wounded Bird Records]].
-Singer [[Marilyn Scott]] covered the song "First Time" on her 1983 album ''Without Warning''.<ref>{{cite|author=Marilyn Scott|title=Without Warning|url=http://marilynscott.com/without-warning/}}</ref>
-The album was re-issued on April 23, 2007 on [[CD]] by [[Wounded Bird Records]].<ref>{{cite|title=Bossa Nova Hotel|website=Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bossa-Nova-Hotel-Michael-Sembello/dp/B000PHW286}}</ref>
-In May of 2009, Sembello assembled Bruce Gaichi (bass, guitar) and Janie Kluwer (keyboards, vocals) to form the trio The Bossa Nova Hotel<ref>{{cite|title=マイケル・センベロが放つ、極上ブラジリアンAORの世界 (The World of the Finest Brazilian AOR Released by Michael Sembello)|date=June 1, 2009|website=Barks Japanese Music Network|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000049827}}</ref>, named for this 1983 album.
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