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The "Holly" in Holly and the Italians was Holly Beth Vincent, a singer/drummer/guitarist, who got 
her start playing in local bands in her native Chicago in the 1970s. Vincent was in California when 
she formed Holly and the Italians with drummer Steve Young (real name Steve Dalton) and bassist 
Mark Sidgwick. The band relocated to London in 1979, adding guitarist Colin White, and in November 
released their debut single, "Tell That Girl to Shut Up," which landed them a deal with Virgin Records 
in 1980. (Though the single did not chart, Transvision Vamp's 1988 revival of the song did.) They 
spent most of the year touring in England, then recorded an album, The Right to Be Italian, during 
which Young left and was replaced by Mike Osborn (who later gave way to John LaForge). The LP 
spent a few weeks in the lower reaches of the U.S. charts in the summer of 1981, but by the end 
of the year, the group had broken up. Early in 1982, Vincent released a duet single with Joey Ramone 
on the old Sonny and Cher chestnut "I Got You Babe," and later that year, she issued a solo album 
called Holly & the Italians, even though the band no longer existed and the disc was credited to her 
alone. 

1980 - The Right To Be Italian (2002 Reissue)
01. I Wanna Go Home 3:58
02. Rock Against Romance 5:41
03. Youth Coup 2:44
04. Just Young 5:25
05. Miles Away 3:40
06. Tell That Girl To Shut Up 3:02
07. Just For Tonight 2:40
08. Do You Say Love 3:17
09. Baby Gets It All 3:16
10. Means To A Den 3:31
Bonus Tracks
11. Fanzine 2:59
12. It's Only Me 2:17
13. Poster Boy 2:28
14. Miles Away (Single) 3:27

1982 - Holly & The Italians (2001 Reissue)
01. Honalu 3:50
02. For What It's Worth 3:20
03. Only Boy 4:02
04. Revenge 3:41
05. Samurai And Courtesan 5:22
06. Cool Love (Is Spreading Around) 4:39
07. Uptown 4:59
08. We Danced 3:07
09. Unoriginal Sin 6:12
10. Just Like Me 2:20
Bonus Tracks
11. Dangerously 5:48
12. One More Dance 1:49
13. I Got You Babe (& Joey Ramone) 3:36
14. For What It's Worth (Extended Remix) 6:47
15. Chapel Of Love 2:50
16. Tell That Girl To Shut Up (7" Version) 3:01

2007 - Super Rocket Star
01. Super Rocket Star 3:59
02. Downfall 2:53
03. I Hate You 3:41
04. Paris (Nashville Version) 3:31
05. King Of Fat (Los Angeles Version) 5:56
06. Sparkle 6:03
07. Marcello 4:06
08. Confetti 3:29
09. Smash 3:02
10. Arlington 3:26
11. Paris (Los Angeles Version) 3:47
12. Behind 4 Walls 5:49
13. She Transforms 3:14
14. King Of Fat (Nashville Version) 2:59
15. Paramita 5:38