Duran Duran

Duran Duran Zespół brytyjski. Powstał latem 1978 w Birmingham. Nazwą pokłonił się jednemu z bohaterów filmu Barbarella (1968, reż. Roger Vadim) - szalonemu wynalazcy o nazwisku Durand-Durand. W okresie pierwszych miesięcy kilkakrotnie zmieniał skład. Od 1980 tworzyli go: Simon Le Bon (27.10.1958, Bushey) - voc, Andy Taylor (16.02.1961, Tynemouth) -g, Nick Rho des (właśc. Nicholas James Baltes; 8.06.1962, Birmingham) - k, John Taylor (20.06.1960, Birmingham) - b oraz Roger Taylor (26.04.1960, Birmingham) - dr. W 1986 odeszli Andy Taylor i Roger Taylor (spotkanie w zespole trzech osób o nazwisku Taylor było przypadkiem).
Pozostali członkowie Duran Duran zdecydowali się wówczas na działalność w trio, które będzie zapraszać do udziału w nagraniach i koncertach dodatkowych instrumentalistów, m. in. Warrena Cuccurullo - g oraz Steve'a Ferrone - dr. a później (od 1989) zamiast niego Sterlinga Campbella - dr.
Zamierzeniem piątki przystojnych, szykownych młodzieńców było zdobycie sympatii nastolatków, zwłaszcza dziewcząt. Wzorów repertuaru oraz sposobów prezentacji swoich umiejętności szukali u Davida BOWIEGO oraz grup ROXY MUSIC i CHIC. Stworzyli piosenki zwracające uwagę nastrojowościa melodii, przepychem opracowań (umiejętne stosowanie syntezatorów), intensywnością rytmów (inspirowanie się różnymi odmianami muzyki disco i funky) oraz rockową motorycznościa wykonania. Jedni z pierwszych potrafili w pełni wyzyskać możliwości reklamowania swoich utworów pomysłowymi teledyskami.
Byli zaliczani do głównych przedstawicieli nurtu nowych romantyków w muzyce popularnej (new romantics). Największe przeboje: Planet Earth, Girls On Film, My Own Way, Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer, Rio, Is There Something I Should Know?, Union Of The Snake, New Moon On Monday, The Reflex ,No. 7, The Wild Boys, A View To A Kill (nagrany w 1985 do identycznie zatytułowanego filmu w reżyserii Johna Glena, w Polsce znanego z wideokaset jako Zabójczy widok), Notorious, I Don't Want Your Love, All She Wants, Violence Of Summer. Płyta Arena oraz film As The Lights Go Down (1984, reż. Russell Mulcahy) dokumentowały koncerty Duran Duran w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Album Decade był zbiorem przebojów. Dyskografię uzupełniają m.in. amerykańska czwórka "Carnival" (Harvest, 1982) oraz album "Interview Picture Disc" (Baktabak, 1987) z wywiadami.
W 1982 zespół na krótko podzielił się na dwie grupy. Andy Taylor i John Taylor oraz Robert PALMER - voc i Tony Thompson - dr-jako The Power Station nagrali płytę "The Power Station" (Parlophone, 1985; przeboje; Some Like It Hot, a także Get It On, pochodzący z reperturaru T. REX). Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes i John Taylor oraz muzycy zaproszeni przez nich do współpracy, m.in. STING, David Gilmour i Herbie Hancock,jako Arcadia zrealizowali album "So Red The Rose" (Parlophone, 1985; przebój: Election Day). Andy Taylor jako solista oraz lider zespołu Thunder firmował płyty "Thunder" (MCA, 1987; przygotowaną we współpracy twórczej ze Steve'em Jonesem, byłym gitarzystą The SEX PISTOLS oraz "Back Street Symphony" (EMI, 1990) i "Dangerous" (A and M,1990).

Single
Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [UK]	Komentarz
Planet earth/Late bar	Duran Duran	02.1981	12[11]	-	EMI 5137	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston][26[32].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 12 158 LP.]
Careless memories/Khanada	Duran Duran	04.1981	37[7]	-	EMI 5168	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston][72[6].Hot Disco/Dance;EMI import]
Girls on firm/Faster than light	Duran Duran	07.1981	5[11]	-	EMI 5206	[silver-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston]
My own way/Like an angel	Duran Duran	11.1981	14[11]	-	EMI 5254	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston]
Hungry like the wolf/Careless memories [live]	Duran Duran	05.1982	5[12]	3[23]	EMI 5295	[gold-US][platinum-UK] [written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston][36[10].Hot Disco/Dance;Harvest 9786 12"]
Save a prayer/Hold back the rain	Duran Duran	08.1982	2[9]	16[14][02.85]	EMI 5327	[silver-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston]
Rio /The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)	Duran Duran	11.1982	9[11]	14[13]	EMI 5346	[gold-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Colin Thurston]
Is there something i should know?/Faith in this colour	Duran Duran	03.1983	1[2][9]	4[17]	EMI 5371	[gold-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Ian Little][34[9].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 8551 12"]
Union of the snake/Secret october	Duran Duran	10.1983	3[11]	3[17]	EMI 5429	[silver-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran,Ian Little,Alex Sadkin][33[8].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 8567 12"]
New moon on monday/Tiger tiger	Duran Duran	01.1984	9[7]	10[16]	EMI DURAN 1	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Ian Little and Alex Sadkin]
The reflex/Make me smile [live]	Duran Duran	04.1984	1[4][14]	1[2][21]	EMI DURAN 2	[silver-UK][gold-US][written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran,Ian Little,Alex Sadkin][15[13].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 8586 12"]
The wild boys/(I'm Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement (Live 1984)	Duran Duran	10.1984	2[14]	2[18]	EMI DURAN 3	[silver-UK][gold-US][written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers][27[9].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 8617 12"]
A view to a kill/That Fatal Kiss	Duran Duran	05.1985	2[16]	1[2][17]	EMI DURAN 7	[silver-UK][written by John Barry/Simon LeBon/Nick Rhodes/John Taylor][produced by Bernard Edwards/Duran Duran/Jason Corsaro]
Take it easy/Angel eyes	Andy Taylor	05.1986	-	24[17]	Atlantic 89 414 [US]	[written by Andy Taylor, Steve Jones][produced by Roy Thomas Baker]
When the rain comes down/Broken windows	Andy Taylor	10.1986	-	73[6]	MCA 52 946 [US]	[written by Andy Taylor, Steve Jones][produced by Andy Taylor, Steve Jones, George Tutko]
Notorious /Winter marches on	Duran Duran	10.1986	7[7]	2[17]	EMI 45	[written by Nick Rhodes,Simon Le Bon,John Taylor][produced by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers][26[7].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 15 264 12"]
Skin trade/We need you	Duran Duran	02.1987	22[6]	39[9]	EMI TRADE 1	[written by Duran Duran][produced by , Nile Rodgers]
Meet el presidente/Vertigo	Duran Duran	04.1987	24[5]	70[5]	EMI TOUR 1	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers]
I don' t want your love	Duran Duran	09.1988	14[5]	4[16]	EMI YOUR 1	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Jonathan Elias, Daniel Abraham][1[1][10].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 15 417 12"]
All she wants it/I Believe/All I Need to Know	Duran Duran	12.1988	9[5]	22[13]	EMI - DD 11	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran, Jonathan Elias, Daniel Abraham][1[2][9].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 15 434 12"]
Do you believe in shame?/Krush Brothers	Duran Duran	04.1989	30[4]	72[5]	EMI DD 12	[written by Eleanor Broadwater, A Delmar Hawkins Jnr, J Stanley Lewis, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & John Taylor][produced by Duran Duran, Jonathan Elias, Daniel Abraham][piosenka z filmu Tequila sunrise]
Burning the ground/Decadence	Duran Duran	12.1989	31[5]	-	EMI DD 13	[written by Duran Duran/John Barry][produced by John Jones/John Taylor/Nick Rhodes/Simon Le Bon/Sterling Campell][23[6].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 15 546 12"]
Violence of summer [Love' s taking over]/Throb	Duran Duran	07.1990	20[4]	64[7]	Parlophone DD 14	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Chris Kimsey][36[4].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 44 608 12"]
Serious /Yo bad Azizi	Duran Duran	11.1990	48[3]	-	Parlophone DD 15	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran with Chris Kimsey]
Ordinary world/My Antarctica	Duran Duran	01.1993	6[9]	3[22]	Parlophone DD 16	[gold-US][gold-UK][written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran with John Jones]
Come undone/Ordinary world [acoustic]	Duran Duran	04.1993	13[8]	7[25]	Parlophone DD 17	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran ]
Too much information/Drowning Man (D:Ream Mix)	Duran Duran	08.1993	35[3]	45[11]	Parlophone DD 18	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran][17[11].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 16 489 12"][B:40[4].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol 15 995 12"]
Perfect day/Femme fatale	Duran Duran	03.1995	28[10]	101[6]	Parlophone DD 20	[written by Lou Reed][produced by Duran Duran][cover piosenki Lou Reeda]
White lines	Duran Duran featuring Grandmaster Melle Mel	06.1995	17[8]	67.Hot 100 Airplay Chart	Parlophone DD 19	[written by Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson][produced by Duran Duran][5[12].Hot Disco/Dance;Capitol promo 12"]
Out of my mind/Sinner or Saint	Duran Duran	03.1997	21[11]	-	Virgin VSCDX 1639	[written by Duran Duran][produced by TV Mania/Nick Rhodes/Warren Cuccurullo][piosenka z filmu The Saint]
Electric Barbarella	Duran Duran	01.1999	23[9]	52[9]	EMI ELEC 2000	[written by Duran Duran][produced by TV Mania/Nick Rhodes/Warren Cuccurullo]
Girls on Film (remix)	Duran Duran	03.1999	-	-	-	[24[8].Hot Disco/Dance;EMI 58 771 12"]
Someone else not me	Duran Duran	04.2000	53[3]	-	Hollywood - 0108845 HWR	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Ken Scott/Mark Tinley]
(Reach Up For The) Sunrise/Know It All	Duran Duran	09.2004	5[9]	-	Epic 6753532	[written by Duran Duran][produced byDon Gilmore/Duran Duran][1.Hot Disco/Dance]
What Happens Tomorrow/Silent Icy River	Duran Duran	01.2005	11[3]	-	Epic 675650	[written by Duran Duran][produced by Duran Duran,Don Gilmore][2.Hot Disco/Dance]
Falling Down	Duran Duran	11.2007	52[3]	-	Epic 88697191302	[written by Duran Duran, Justin Timberlake][produced by Duran Duran, Justin Timberlake]

Albumy
Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [UK]	Komentarz
Duran Duran	Duran Duran	06.1981	3[119]	10[87][02.83]	EMI EMC 3372	[platinium-US][platinum-UK][produced by Colin Thurston]
Rio	Duran Duran	05.1982	2[116]	6[129]	EMI EMC 3411	[2x-platinium-US][platinum-UK][produced by Colin Thurston]
Carnival	Duran Duran	10.1982	-	98[15]	Harvest 15 006 [US]	[produced by Alex Sadkin, Ian Little & Duran Duran]
Seven and the ragged tiger	Duran Duran	12.1983	1[1][48]	8[64]	EMI DD 1	[2x-platinium-US][platinum-UK][produced by Alex Sadkin, Ian Little & Duran Duran]
Arena	Duran Duran	11.1984	6[31]	4[28]	Parlophone DD 2	[2x-platinium-US][platinum-UK][produced by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers]
Notorious	Duran Duran	12.1986	16[16]	12[34]	EMI DDN 331	[platinium-US][gold-UK][produced by Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers]
Big thing	Duran Duran	10.1988	15[5]	24[26]	EMI DDB 33	[gold-US][silver-UK][produced by Duran Duran, Jonathan Elias, Daniel Abraham]
Decade	Duran Duran	11.1989	5[15]	67[16]	EMI DDX 10	[platinium-US][platinum-UK][produced by Duran Duran,Daniel Abraham, Jason Corsaro, Bernard Edwards, Jonathan Elias, Ian Little, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Alex Sadkin, Colin Thurston]
Liberty	Duran Duran	09.1990	8[4]	46[10]	Parlophone PCSD 112	[silver-UK][produced by Duran Duran, Chris Kimsey]
Duran Duran [The wedding album]	Duran Duran	02.1993	4[23]	7[47]	Parlophone DDB 34	[platinium-US][gold-UK][produced by John Jones,Duran Duran]
Thank you	Duran Duran	03.1995	12[5]	19[10]	Parlophone DDB 36	[gold-US][produced by John Jones,Duran Duran]
Medazzaland	Duran Duran	10.1997	-	58[3]	Capitol 33 33 876 [US]	[produced by TV Mania,Syn Pro Tokyo]
Greatest	Duran Duran	11.1998	4[180]	170[1]	Capitol 96 239 [US]	[platinum-US][3x-platinum-UK]
Strange behaviour	Duran Duran	03.1999	70[2]	-	EMI 4939722	[produced by Duran Duran/Jellybean/Nile Rodgers/Daniel Abraham/John Beverly Jones/Chris Kimsey/Ian Little/Shep Pettibone/Alex Sadkin/Colin Thurston]
Pop trash	Duran Duran	06.2000	53[2]	135[1]	Hollywood 01075 512 HWR	[produced by TV Mania & Syn Productions]
Singles Box Set 1981-1985	Duran Duran	05.2003	183[1]	-	EMI 7243 551728 2 2	[gold-UK]
Astronaut	Duran Duran	10.2004	3[12]	17[5]	Epic 517920 8	[gold-UK][produced by Duran Duran,Daniel E. Catullo III,Nile Rodgers,Dallas Austin,Don Gilmore,Mike Clink]
Red Carpet Massacre	Duran Duran	11.2007	44[5]	37[2]	Epic 88697073622	[produced by Duran Duran, Danja, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake]
All You Need Is Now	Duran Duran	03.2011	11[9]	29[4]	Tape Modern DURAN 01	[produced by Duran Duran/Mark Ronson]
Paper Gods	Duran Duran	09.2015	5[5]	10	Warner Bros. 0093624926429	[produced by Mark Ronson ,Nile Rodgers, Mr Hudson, Duran Duran, Josh Blair ]
Future Past	Duran Duran	11.2021	4[2]	28	BMG 4050538693607	[produced by Erol Alkan, Joshua Blair, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder]
Danse Macabre	Duran Duran	11.2023	4[2]	57	BMG 4050538955019	[produced by Josh Blair, Duran Duran, Mr Hudson ,Nile Rodgers ]