 Girls On Film - Duran Duran (1981) Girls On Film was taken from the band's self-titled debut album and reached No.5 in the UK singles chart in 1981. Duran Duran - Greatest Hits (MP3 Album) Arcadia and The Power Station MP3 Downloads    Duran Duran Myspace Official Website Youtube DURAN DURAN, ARCADIA, THE POWER STATION Duran Duran were one of the most successful bands of the 80's. They released no less than five albums between 1981 and 1988, and had 21 Top 40 hit singles in the UK (8 of these being Top 5) during this period alone. Their first three albums all went 3x multi-platinum. There first single "Planet Earth" was released in 1981 and was taken from the self-titled album "Duran Duran". Many critics thought their career was over when the second single "Careless Memories" only managed to reach No.37 in the UK charts. However, the critics were proved wrong when the third single "Girls On Film" hit No.5. The next album "Rio" - released in 1982 - was extremely successful with four more hit singles taken from it. "My Own Way" released before the album in late 1981 reached No.14, followed by "Hungry Like the Wolf" (No.5), "Save A Prayer" (No.2) and "Rio" which reached No.9. The third album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" also went multi-platinum during 1983. From this, they released three more singles "Union Of The Snake" (No.3), "New Moon On Monday" (No.9) and "The Reflex" which reached No.1 in 1984. Also in '84 Duran Duran released a live album "Arena" and the single "The Wild Boys" which reached No.2. In 1985 they released the theme for the new James Bond movie (starring Timothy Dalton) "A View To A KIll". In 1985 Duran Duran were put on hold as John and Andy Taylor went on to form the supergroup "The Power Station" with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson. Meanwhile, Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes formed "Arcadia" who released just one album "So Red The Rose". The single "Election Day" hit the top ten UK singles charts. In 1986 Duran Duran reformed without the drummer Roger Taylor, who retired from exhaustion. Andy Taylor was also involved in a legal dispute with the band and went on to start a solo career. However, he reluctantly played on a few of the tracks of the new album "Notorious". Although still quite successful, Duran Duran never quite reached the same levels of success as they did during the first half of the 80s. Album Discography
Duran Duran - The Reflex (1984) The Reflex reached No.1 in the UK singles chart and was taken from their third 80s album Seven And The Ragged Tiger, which went platinum. Arcadia - Election Day
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