Home / Music / Andy Hamilton played the saxophone solo on Duran Duran's 'Rio.'Music linernotes album music duran-duranAndy Hamilton played the saxophone solo on Duran Duran's 'Rio.'Andy Hamilton played the saxophone solo on the song “Rio.” Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Rum Runner was Duran Duran's early home baseDuran Duran used vibraphone, marimba, and a lit cigarette as instruments on RioEMI Records released Duran Duran's debut in 1981EMI put out Rio in 1982.Duran Duran's debut featured 'Girls on Film' and its controversial MTV videoExploreHerbie Hancock co-produced Head Hunters with David RubinsonLee 'Scratch' Perry produced Heart of the Congos at Black ArkZawinul, Pastorius, and Shorter produced Heavy Weather themselvesStevie Wonder wrote, arranged, and produced Hotter Than July himselfSteven Van Zandt produced I Don't Want to Go Home and wrote the title trackPrevious Around the World in a Day gave Prince a second consecutive number-one albumNext 1999 codified Prince's Minneapolis sound
