Viva (La Düsseldorf album)

"Viva"
Studio album by La Düsseldorf
Released	1978
Genre	Krautrock, protopunk, art rock
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]

Viva is the second and most successful album of Klaus Dinger's (of Neu! fame) band La Düsseldorf. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song.

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, in German) is a minute and a half of bird noises. All songs are written by Klaus Dinger.

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'

External links

• Cult cargo link

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.