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
Released	1978
Recorded	June – September 1978
Studio	La Düsseldorf Studio
Length	40:19
Label	Radar
Producer	Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger chronology
La Düsseldorf (1976) Viva (1978) Individuellos (1980)
Singles from Viva
"Rheinita" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	7/10[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.

Reception

Smash Hits said at the time of release, "If you're looking for something different or something new to pose with and say ever-so-casually 'oh, haven't you heard of them?' to your friends, then try this. It's modern German rock with lots of synthesisers but it's also bright and melodic and completely house-trained."[3]

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'

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.
3. Red Starr (5 April 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 9.