Bossa Nova Hotel

Bossa Nova Hotel
The cover consists of two tanned models looking up and a man wearing a fedora, black suit and white tie, and white gloves, reading a comic book. The artist's name is on top in yellow text and the album title is in cursive neon text.
Standard artwork
Studio album by
Michael Sembello
ReleasedSeptember 1983
Recorded1983
Studio
  • Rumbo (Los Angeles)
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles)
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • EFX Studios
Genre
Length39:53
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Michael Sembello chronology
Bossa Nova Hotel
(1983) 		Without Walls
(1986)
Singles from Bossa Nova Hotel
  1. "Maniac"
    Released: May 1983
  2. "Automatic Man"
    Released: September 1983
  3. "Talk"
    Released: January 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Bossa Nova Hotel is the 1983 debut album of rock singer/guitarist Michael Sembello. The album was a continuation of the work that Sembello began with producer Phil Ramone on "Maniac," which became a number one US pop hit after it was featured in the film Flashdance and on its soundtrack album. Bossa Nova Hotel peaked at number 80 on the US album chart and included the soundtrack hit in addition to two more chart entries, "Automatic Man" and "Talk."

  1. ^ "Bossa Nova Hotel - Michael Sembello". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2011.