Return to Paradise (Styx album)

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Return to Paradise
Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
GenreRock
Length1:50:10
LabelCMC International
ProducerDennis DeYoung
Styx chronology
Edge of the Century
(1990) 		Return to Paradise
(1997) 		Brave New World
(1999)

Return to Paradise is the second

live album by Styx, released in 1997, and their first album after signing with CMC International. 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 the latter as a tribute to Panozzo, while "Paradise" featured upon Dennis DeYoung's solo album
and was newly recorded with the band.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Daily VaultA− [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "On My Way" [*] (Tommy Shaw) – 5:02
  2. "Paradise" [*] (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:29
  3. "A.D. 1928" / "Rockin' the Paradise" (Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw) – 5:23
  4. "
    Blue Collar Man
    " (Tommy Shaw) – 4:34
  5. "Lady" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:28
  6. "Too Much Time on My Hands" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:43
  7. "Snowblind" (James Young, Dennis DeYoung) – 5:26
  8. "
    Suite Madame Blue
    " (Dennis DeYoung) – 8:31
  9. "Crystal Ball" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:56

Disc 2

  1. "The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 6:50
  2. "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:54
  3. "Show Me the Way" (Dennis DeYoung) – 5:11
  4. "Boat on the River" (Tommy Shaw) – 3:16
  5. "Lorelei" (Dennis DeYoung, James Young) – 4:03
  6. "Babe" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:50
  7. "Miss America" (James Young) – 6:15
  8. "Come Sail Away" (Dennis DeYoung) – 8:33
  9. "Renegade" (Tommy Shaw) – 6:01
  10. "The Best of Times/A.D. 1958" (Dennis DeYoung) – 7:42
  11. "Dear John" [*] (Tommy Shaw) – 3:03

* Newly recorded studio tracks

Personnel

Styx

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

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 139

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]
DVD release 		Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic
    . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ The Daily Vault album review by Christopher Thelen: Return to Paradise (1997)
  3. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    . rolling stone styx album guide.
  4. ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "American video certifications – Styx – Return to Paradise". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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