"E.O.I.O" (aka "Eeo-Eio" and "Io... Aio") is a song written by

Lynsey de Paul Lynsey de Paul (born Lyndsey Monckton Rubin; 11 June 1948 – 1 October 2014) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. After initially writing hits for others, she had her own chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting ...

(credited as Rubin) and Edward Adamberry, and published by Chappell. It was originally released as a single by the group the Beads, on the

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label in October 1971. This was one of the earliest records produced by Peter Collins; he also wrote the

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"Sweetie Peetie". The single was released in the UK and most territories in Europe, as well as Turkey (with a picture sleeve) and Lebanon. The actor and singer

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recorded his version of "E.O.I.O.", produced by

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, for his 1972 album ''A Beautiful World''. It was released on

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in the US and received positive reviews from ''

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'' and "High Fidelity Magazine". Although the vinyl album version lists the song as "E.O.I.O.", the eight-track cartridge release lists the song as "Eeo-Eio" and features it twice. The song also appeared as a track on his 1972 Japanese album, ''Punch And Judy''. Writing for "Do You Remember", Dana Daly mentions "E.O.I.O." as the stand out track from ''Beautiful World'' album. The song is still played on American radio. A version of the song with Italian lyrics by Dino Sarti called "Io... Aio" was also released by the Italian group,

Domodossola Domodossola (; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola (due to it ...

(also known as "I Domodossola"), a vocal and instrumental ensemble named after their birthplace, on their first album ''D... Come Domodossola'' in November 1971. The album is listed in the "Discogrefia nazionale della canzone Italiana" (the Italian National Discography of Songs). The group was championed by Italian singer Mina and the album was released on her PDU record label (distributed by EMI).

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Songs written by Lynsey de Paul 1971 singles 1971 songs {{1970s-song-stub