The Right to Be Italian

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

Track listings

All songs written by Holly Beth Vincent, except where indicated

Side one

1. "I Wanna Go Home" – 3:57
2. "Baby Gets It All" – 3:14
3. "Youth Coup" – 2:41
4. "Just Young" – 5:23
5. "Miles Away" (Mark Sidgwick) – 3:38

Side two

6. "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" – 2:59
7. "Just for Tonight" (Larry Kusik, Ritchie Adams, Wes Farrell) – 2:38 (The Chiffons cover)
8. "Do You Say Love" – 3:15
9. "Means to a Den" – 3:13
10. "Rock Against Romance" – 5:39

2002 CD edition

1. "I Wanna Go Home" – 3:58
2. "Rock Against Romance" – 5:41
3. "Youth Coup" – 2:44
4. "Just Young" – 5:25
5. "Miles Away" – 3:40
6. "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" – 3:02
7. "Just for Tonight" – 2:40
8. "Do You Say Love" – 3:17
9. "Baby Gets It All" – 3:16
10. "Means to a Den" – 3:31
11. "Fanzine" – 2:59
12. "It's Only Me" – 2:17
13. "Poster Boy" – 2:28
14. "Miles Away" (single edit) – 3:27

Personnel

Holly and the Italians

• Holly Beth Vincent – lead vocals, guitars
• Mark Sidgwick – bass, additional guitars, backing vocals
• Steve Young – drums, backing vocals
• Mike Osborn – drums, African clan drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Anton Fig – drums on "Just Young"
• Paul Shaffer – grand piano, organ
• Jerry Harrison – synthesizers
• Angela Brand – recorder
• Torrie Zito – string arrangements and conductor
• The Uptown Horns
• Ellie Greenwich – lead vocals on "Just for Tonight"

Production

• Richard Gottehrer – producer
• Thom Panunzio – engineer
• John Brand – remixing