Gino Caria (1951/1952 – 14 November 1997) was an Italian Eurobeat artist, songwriter and producer. He was the son of Giorgino Caria, and father of Giacomo Caria.
He worked at several labels, but especially for Time Records, A-Beat-C and Vibration. Additionally, he founded Vibration alongside Luigi Stanga. Some of his most known songs are: "I Wanna Be Your Superman" and "Hold The Line", released under his name; "Are You Ready", as Toby Ash; "Funky Lady" and "Bad Desire", as Lou Grant; "U.S.A.", as Joe Yellow; "You Really Got Me", "Stranger" and "Too Young To Fall In Love", as Edo; and "Flippin' Out" as Jackie 'O.
Caria unfortunately passed away in 1997, at age 45, from lung cancer. Even so, three songs were made after his death, reusing his vocals from previous works, being "Stop The Time" with David Dima the most notable.
Songs released under his name
| Year | Single | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | MEMIX 084 | Entriamo? (as Gino Carya) | I Love ZYX Italo Disco Collection 29 |
| 1990 | - | Lucky Time (as Karia) | Stand Up ~ Eurobeat Nonstop Mix Vol. 4 |
| 1991 | ABeat 1010 | I Wanna Be Your Superman | Super Eurobeat Vol. 11 - Extended Version |
| ABeat 1028 | Don't Forget It I Love You | Super Eurobeat Vol. 16 - Extended Version | |
| 1992 | ABeat 1051 | Hold The Line | Maharaja Night - Hi-NRG Revolution Vol. 1 |
| ABeat 1057 | Cinderella (with James Cooler) | Maharaja Night - Hi-NRG Revolution Vol. 2 | |
| 1993 | TRD 1335 | Nobody Knows | Super Eurobeat Vol. 39 - Extended Version |
| 1994 | TRD 1402 | Heroes Of Fantasy | Super Eurobeat Vol. 48 - Extended Version |
| 1995 | TRD 1446 | Got To Do It | Maharaja Night - Hi-NRG Revolution Vol. 15 |
| TRD 1492 | Naked In The Night | Super Eurobeat Vol. 61 - Extended Version | |
| 2020 | - | Stop The Time (with David Dima) (vocals reused from Hard Body) |
The Best Of Super Eurobeat 2021 |
Vocals
1984 - 1990
| Year | Song | Alias |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Funny Dancer | The Atrium |
| Old Calipso Tune | Chris Lang | |
| Rose Of Tokyo | City-O' | |
| Love Me Now (Please Love Me Do) | Live Movies | |
| 1985 | I Know Magica | Magika |
| Coke And Rum | Sandy Bee | |
| Funny Dancer (Re-Mixed) | Atrium | |
| 1986 | Play The Game (Lolly Dance) | Rudy & Co. |
| 1987 | Red Man | 50 & 50 Brothers |
| Around Goes The World | Brand Image | |
| I Go Down (Sa Sa Sa) | Mr. Me | |
| Carry On | Amos | |
| In The Sun | ||
| 1988 | Take A Chance | Malcolm J. Hill |
| Ramaya (unconfirmed) | Baambata Flash System | |
| 1989 | Come Back And Do It | Malcolm J. Hill |
| Don't Make Me Cry | ||
| For Your Heart | Dandy | |
| Heartache | Malcolm J. Hill | |
| Black Mother | F.C.F. | |
| Do The Crocodile | 50 & 50 Brothers | |
| 1990 | Bang Bang | Frank Torpedo |
| Girl | Alan Barcklay | |
| What Kind Of Cure | Lou Grant | |
| Love That Body | Dr. Money | |
| Going Crazy | Atrium | |
| My Chica | Santa Claus & D.Jingle Girls | |
| Lucky Time | Karia | |
| Love In Chinatown | Tommy K. | |
| Superlove | Max Monroe |
1991 - 1996
Posthumously released
| Year | Song | Alias |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maharaja Night 2006 | Lou Grant |
| Para Para Para Night 2008 | Frank Torpedo | |
| 2021 | Stop The Time | David Dima & Gino Caria |
Writing & Composition Credits
1984 - 1990
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Love Me Now (Please Love Me Do) | Live Movies |
| 1985 | Valentino Mon Amour | Alan Ross |
| Tonight | Ken Laszlo | |
| I Know Magica | Magika | |
| Hidi-Ho... Dance With Dolly | Karina | |
| Night Style | Veronique | |
| Coke And Rum | Sandy Bee | |
| Speedy Life | Tommy Kerisch | |
| Mandrill | Patrick Colby | |
| 1986 | Don't Talk About It | Swan |
| Tonight (Remix) | Ken Laszlo | |
| Italian Boy | De Niro | |
| Don't Cry | Ken Laszlo | |
| 1987 | Are You Ready? | Dave Force |
| Sexual Fever | De Gama | |
| Around Goes The World | Brand Image | |
| I Go Down (Sa Sa Sa) | Mr. Me | |
| You'll Be Mine | Joe Lettieri | |
| Wheel Of Love | Laurie | |
| 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 | Ken Laszlo | |
| Glasses Man | ||
| Carry On | Amos | |
| Red Man | 50 & 50 Brothers | |
| 1988 | Keep Me Satisfied | Swan |
| Let's Play Sexy Games | Argentina | |
| Red Man | Ken Laszlo | |
| Black Pearl | ||
| Ciao Boys | Barbara | |
| Eskimo Kiss | Eskimo | |
| 1989 | For Your Heart | Dandy |
| Everybody Is Dancing | Ken Laszlo | |
| Entriamo? | Gino Carya | |
| Do The Crocodile | 50 & 50 Brothers | |
| I Love You | Helen | |
| Let Me Try | Ken Laszlo | |
| 1990 | Jump For Joy | Giorgia Morandi |
| Go Go Dancing | Angelo Maria Morales | |
| Bambolina | Femminuccie | |
| Let's Do It Again | Moreno | |
| Pocket Time | Robert Stone | |
| Burning Heart | ||
| Lucky Time | Karia | |
| Sexy Boy - Sexy Toy | Annerley Gordon | |
| Bad Girl | Linda Ross |
1990 - 1996
Production
- Note: There are also several productions Gino is speculated to have made, but has not been fully confirmed:
- Toby Ash - "Not This Time"
- Les Blue Belles - "Knock Knock Knock"
- Maltese - "Make Me Love"
- Robert Patton - "Love Machine"
- Marie Belle - "Rock N' Roll"
- Gino Caria - "Naked In The Night"
- Marc B. - "Make It Fun-ction"
- Silver - "Baby Surrender"
- Virgin - "Pump Pump Pump"
- Linda Ross - "Love Me Stupid"
- Frankie Beat - "No More Chances"
- Sandy Bee - "Give Me Your Love"
Aliases
Time Records/Power Records (1984-1996)
- Atrium (1984, 1990-1995)
- Big Generation
- Chester (1992-1996)
- Dave Hammond (1991-1995)
- De Niro (1991, 1993-1995)
- Dr. Money (1990-1996)
- Frank Torpedo (1990-1996)
- Frankie Beat ("No More Chances" only)
- Gino Caria
- Lou Grant (1990-1996)
- Magika ("I Know Magica" only)
- Pleasure & Pain (1994-1996)
- Robert Patton (1992-1996)
- Rudy & Co. ("Play The Game (Lolly Dance)" only)
- Sandy Bee (Coke and Rum only)
- Silver ("Your Easy Love" vinyl version only)
- Teddy Boy (1991-1995)
- Thomas T. (1992-1995)
- Toby Ash (1991-1996)
- Tommy K. (1990, 1994-1995)
A-Beat-C (1990-1995)
- A-Beat Power (with Giancarlo Pasquini and Alessandra Mirka Gatti in "Wanted")
- Derreck Simons (1992-1993)
- Edo
- Gino Caria
- Joe Foster (except "Hot Legs")
- Jonny Be Cool
- Mike Skanner (1991-1993)
- Red Skins (with Giancarlo Pasquini and Alessandra Mirka Gatti)
- Vito ("Latin Lover" only)
Asia Records (1990)
- Alan Barcklay (in "Girl")
- F.C.F. (in "Black Mother")
- Santa Claus & D.Jingle Girls (in "My Chica")
Radiorama Productions (1991)
- Angelo Maria Morales (in "Let's Go Back to My Room")
Flea Records (1988-1991)
- Al Morse
- Coy Mc. Coy (in "I'm A Macho Man")
- Dandy (in "For Your Heart")
- Malcolm J. Hill
- Robot Man
Vibration (1995-1996)
- Geena
- Jackie 'O (last song: "Big Mig")
- Jimmy Bravo (last song: "Heart And Soul")
Other
- 50 & 50 Brothers (Memory Records)
- Amos (Five Record)
- Brand Image (Mantra Records)
- Chris Lang (Il Discotto Productions - in "Old Calipso Tune")
- City O' (Discomagic Records)
- Joe Yellow (Eurobeat Records)
- Karia (Beaver Records/Aisha Music)
- K. Lizard (Why Records)
- Max Monroe (Beaver Records/Aisha Music)
- Mr. Me (American Records)
Gallery
Caria in the cover of "Hold The Line" 12-inch single.
