''Viva'' is the second album by La Düsseldorf, led by

Klaus Dinger Klaus Dinger (24 March 1946 – 21 March 2008) was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock band Neu!. He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of New wave music, new wave group La Düsse ...

. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song. Overall, it was their most successful release. Different mixes/edits of "Rheinita" and "Viva" were released as singles; the single version of "Viva" is slightly longer and has a fadeout, the album version segues into "White Overalls". "Vögel" ("Birds") is a minute and a half of bird noises. All songs are written by Klaus Dinger.

Reception

At the time of release,

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opined "If you're looking for something different or something new to pose with and say ever-so-casually 'oh, haven't you heard of them?' to your friends, then try this. It's modern German rock with lots of synthesisers but it's also bright and melodic and completely house-trained."

Track listing

All tracks composed by

. # "Viva" – 2:36 # "White Overalls" – 2:07 # " Rheinita" – 7:41 # "Vögel" – 1:27 # "Geld" – 6:35 # "Cha Cha 2000" – 19:53

Personnel

;La Düsseldorf *

Thomas Dinger Thomas Dinger (28 October 1952 — 9 April 2002) was a German drummer, singer and songwriter who was active in solo pursuits in addition to having been a member of Neu! and La Düsseldorf, both with his brother Klaus Dinger, and 1-A Düsseld ...

– vocals, percussion *Hans Lampe – drums, percussion *Andreas Schell – piano on ' 6' *

– vocals, percussion, guitars *Nikolas van Rhijn (a pseudonym for Klaus Dinger) – keyboards, synthesizers *Harald Konietzko – bass on ' 5' and ' 6'

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viva (La Dusseldorf album) 1978 albums La Düsseldorf albums Radar Records albums