The Right to Be Italian

The Right to Be Italian
Cover photo by Lynn Goldsmith
Studio album by
Holly and the Italians
ReleasedFebruary 1981
RecordedSeptember–December 1980
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreNew wave, pop punk
Length36:37
LabelVirgin[1]
ProducerRichard Gottehrer[2]
Holly Beth Vincent chronology
The Right to Be Italian
(1981) 		Holly and the Italians
(1982)
Singles from The Right to Be Italian
  1. "Miles Away" / "It's Only Me"
    Released: 1980 (Europe only)
  2. "I Wanna Go Home" / "Fanzine"
    Released: 1981 (Europe only)
  3. "Youth Coup" / "Poster Boy"
    Released: 1981
  4. "Just for Tonight" / "Baby Gets It All"
    Released: 1981 (UK only)
  5. "Miles Away" / "Means to a Den"
    Released: 1981 (US only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Sounds[4]

The Right to Be Italian is the only studio album by the new wave band Holly and the Italians.[5] The album had a troubled recording process that took more than a year to be completed; it was released in February 1981 by Virgin Records. The album was reissued in 2002 in the US by Wounded Bird Records with bonus tracks.[6]

The album peaked at No. 177 on the Billboard 200.[7]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 333.
  2. ^ Gimarc, George (February 25, 2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879308483 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Gordon, Keith A. "Holly & the Italians – The Right to Be Italian review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ^ Robertson, Sandy (2 May 1981). "In the US of Oi". Sounds. p. 27.
  5. ^ "Holly & the Italians | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Declarations of Independents". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 12, 2002 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Holly And Italians". Billboard.