''Aldo Nova'' is the debut album by Canadian musician

Aldo Nova Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, and producer. He initially gained fame and popularity with the release of his 1982 debut album ''Aldo Nova'' which peaked to ''Billboards n ...

, released in 1982. It reached number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified Gold by the

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on May 14, 1982, Platinum on February 14, 1989, and Double Platinum on December 5, 1994. Both of the singles released from the album charted on the Hot 100, "Foolin' Yourself" at No. 65 and "Fantasy" at No. 23. Due to the fact that he only had one top 40 hit in America, Aldo Nova is typically categorized as a

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; for example, "Fantasy" was listed at No. 77 on VH1's list of the 100 greatest '80s one-hit wonders.

Release, reception and legacy

Released on April 1 in 1982, to commercial success, this album stands as Nova's most commercially successful to date. After the album was released, Aldo purposely avoided the spotlight and tried to stay out of the public eye. AllMusic's Bret Adams gave the album 4 and 1/2 stars and said that, "Aldo Nova doesn't get enough credit for helping invent the 1980s

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genre, which focused equally on hard rocking anthems and soaring power ballads". For the 35th anniversary of Aldo Nova's debut, he re-recorded 6 tracks of this album and gave it a more modern touch.

Track listing

All songs written by

. ;Side one # "

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" – 5:05 # "Hot Love" – 3:54 # "It's Too Late" – 3:23 # "Ball and Chain" – 4:01 # "Heart to Heart" – 3:42 ;Side two # " Foolin' Yourself" – 3:35 # "Under the Gun" – 3:47 # "You're My Love" – 3:33 # "Can't Stop Lovin' You" – 3:57 # "See the Light" –3:56 Recent remastered/reissued versions of the album feature a demo of "Foolin' Yourself" as a bonus track.

Personnel

* Aldo Nova - vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers * Dennis Chartrand - acoustic piano * Michel Pelo, Roberto Biagioni - bass guitar * Michael LaChapelle, Terry Martell - drums, percussion * Daniel Barbe, Dwight Druck - backing vocals ;Production *

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s: Lennie Petze, Val Azzoli *Produced by Aldo Nova *Recorded By Aldo Nova, Billy Szawlowski & Louis Mercier (at Bobinason Studios & Kingdom Sound) *Mixed By Aldo Nova,

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& Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (at The Power Station) *Mastered by

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*All Songs Published By

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Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Aldo Nova at Discogs
Aldo Nova albums 1982 debut albums Albums produced by Aldo Nova Portrait Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub