Return to Paradise (Styx album)
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Released | May 6, 1997 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 1996, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 1:50:10 | |||
Label | CMC International | |||
Producer | Dennis DeYoung | |||
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Return to Paradise is a live album by Styx, released in 1997. It features songs from their successful reunion tour with Tommy Shaw, but without John Panozzo, who died in July 1996. It includes three new studio tracks, "On My Way," "Paradise," and "Dear John." Shaw wrote "Dear John" as a tribute to Panozzo, while "Paradise" featured upon Dennis DeYoung's solo album and was newly recorded with the band.
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Source | Rating |
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The Daily Vault | A− [2] |
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Track listing[]
Disc 1
- "On My Way" [*] (Tommy Shaw) – 5:02
- "Paradise" [*] (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:29
- "A.D. 1928" / "Rockin' the Paradise" (Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw) – 5:23
- "Blue Collar Man" (Tommy Shaw) – 4:34
- "Lady" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:28
- "Too Much Time on My Hands" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:43
- "Snowblind" (James Young, Dennis DeYoung) – 5:26
- "Suite Madame Blue" (Dennis DeYoung) – 8:31
- "Crystal Ball" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:56
Disc 2
- "The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 6:50
- "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:54
- "Show Me the Way" (Dennis DeYoung) – 5:11
- "Boat on the River" (Tommy Shaw) – 3:16
- "Lorelei" (Dennis DeYoung, James Young) – 4:03
- "Babe" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:50
- "Miss America" (James Young) – 6:15
- "Come Sail Away" (Dennis DeYoung) – 8:33
- "Renegade" (Tommy Shaw) – 6:01
- "The Best of Times/A.D. 1958" (Dennis DeYoung) – 7:42
- "Dear John" [*] (Tommy Shaw) – 3:03
* Newly recorded studio tracks
Personnel[]
Styx[]
- Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards
- Tommy Shaw – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, vocals
- James "JY" Young – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Chuck Panozzo – bass, vocals
- Todd Sucherman – drums, vocals
Production[]
- Producer: Dennis DeYoung
- Engineer: Timothy R. Powell
- Mixing: Dennis DeYoung, Gary Loizzo
- Art direction: Ioannis, Linda Loiewski
- Design: Ioannis
- Illustrations: Ioannis
- Digital painting: Ioannis
- Photography: Mark Weiss
Charts[]
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1997 | Billboard 200 | 139 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1997 | "Paradise" | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 27 |
References[]
- ^ Adams, Bret. Styx: Return to Paradise at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ The Daily Vault album review by Christopher Thelen: Return to Paradise (1997)
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone styx album guide.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1997 live albums
- Styx (band) live albums
- CMC International live albums