Peter Allen - I Go To Rio b/w This Time Around (1976) - single

"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, Pablo Cruise, French singer Claude François, among others, in addition to being subject to multiple soundtrack inclusions. 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.
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 and Safri Duo's cover versions, and Coldplay in "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".

A - I Go To Rio  (3:17)
written by: P. Allen, A. Anderson / produced by: Brooks Arthur
B - This Time Around  (3:15)
written by: P. Allen / prosuced by: Brooks Arthur

Label:  A&M Records
Genre:  Pop
Catalog#  AMS 5460

(P) 1976