Bossa Nova Hotel

Infobox album
Name = Bossa Nova Hotel
Type = Studio
Artist = Michael Sembello


Released = September 25 1983 (U.S.)
Recorded = 1982-1983
Genre = Rock
AOR
Label = Warner Bros. Records/Wounded Bird Records
Producer = Phil Ramone
This album = "Bossa Nova Hotel"
(1983)
Next album = "Without Walls"
(1986)Singles
Name = Bossa Nova Hotel
Type = Studio
single 1 = Maniac
single 2 = Automatic Man
single 3 = Talk

On September 25th, 1983 Michael Sembello released his first studio and solo album titled Bossa Nova Hotel. The album contained ten tracks including the legendary smash hit "Maniac" from the motion picture "Flashdance", which topped the Billboard charts in September of 1983 peaking at number one and the album at #80. "Maniac," "Automatic Man" & "Talk" were the three singles released for the album. The single "Automatic Man" had three other versions released on an LP & 45 single which were the (Extended mix, Instrumental mix and Single Version). The version of Maniac that appeared on the soundtrack to Flashdance was different than the one that appears on this album. "Maniac" also had remixed and instrumental versions of the song.

The album has recently been re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

# Automatic Man
# First Time
# Cowboy
# It's Over
# Maniac
# Godzilla
# Talk
# Cadillac
# Lay Back
# Superman