Gazebo – I Like Chopin (also known as the self-titled debut album Gazebo in some markets)

This is a classic Italo disco album from the early 1980s.

Key details

• Artist: Gazebo (real name Paul Mazzolini, an Italian singer-songwriter of English-Italian descent).

• Original album release: 1983 on Baby Records (Italy). The CD shown is a later reissue (catalog 610 296, German Ariola/Baby Records pressing, © 1983 Baby Records).

• Genre: Italo disco / synth-pop.

• Producer/Arranger: Pierluigi Giombini (music composer on most tracks); mixed by G.P. Bresciani.

Biggest hits on the album

The cover highlights three singles:

• “I Like Chopin” (1983) – Massive European hit that reached #1 in multiple countries (Austria, Switzerland, West Germany, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, etc.). The music has no actual Chopin themes despite the title.

• “Masterpiece” (1982)

• “Lunatic” (1983)

Track listing (matches the disc)

• Lunatic

• Love in Your Eyes

• London Paris

• Masterpiece

• I Like Chopin

• Wrap the Rock

• Midnight Cocktail

• Gimmick!