Bossa Nova Hotel is the debut album of rock singer/guitarist Michael Sembello

Michael Sembello

Michael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...

. The album contained ten tracks including the smash hit "Maniac

Maniac (song)

"Maniac" is a synthpop song performed by Michael Sembello. The song was used in the 1983 film Flashdance and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac.The film Maniac was about a serial killer who stalks his victims in New York City...

" from the motion picture Flashdance

Flashdance

Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...

, which topped the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 on September of 1983. The album itself peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

. "Automatic Man" and "Talk" were the other singles released from the album. "Automatic Man" had three other versions released on an LP and 45 single (which were the Extended mix, Instrumental mix and Single Version). The version of "Maniac" that appeared on the soundtrack to Flashdance

Flashdance (soundtrack)

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 is different than the one that appears on this album. "Maniac" also had remixed and instrumental versions of the song.

The album has recently been re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird Records

Wounded Bird Records

Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...

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Track listing

#	Song title	Composer/songwriter	length
1	"Automatic Man"	David Batteau David Batteau David Batteau is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer/songwriter Robin Batteau.-History:... , Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	4:13
2	"First Time"	Batteau, Freeman, Sembello	3:04
3	"Cowboy"	Batteau, Sembello, Sembello	3:35
4	"It's Over"	Alfred Rubalcava, Michael Sembello	4:56
5	"Maniac Maniac (song) "Maniac" is a synthpop song performed by Michael Sembello. The song was used in the 1983 film Flashdance and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac.The film Maniac was about a serial killer who stalks his victims in New York City... "	Dennis Matkosky, Michael Sembello	4:18
6	"Godzilla"	Phil Ramone Phil Ramone Phil Ramone is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten... , Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello	3:50
7	"Talk"	Sembello, Sembello	3:26
8	"Cadillac"	Sembello	4:11
9	"Lay Back"	Sembello	4:02
10	"Superman"	Sembello	4:36
11	"Easy Life" [*]	Sembello	3:11
12	"Maniac (Live)" [*]	Sembello	4:51
13	"Automatic Man (Live)" [*]	Sembello	5:00

[*] - Re-issue bonus tracks