Back from Rio
Back from Rio | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 8, 1991 | |||
Recorded | Capitol Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 41:44 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer |
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Roger McGuinn chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Back from Rio | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
The Great Rock Discography | 6/10[3] |
MusicHound | 2/5[4] |
Orlando Sentinel | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Back from Rio is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Byrds Roger McGuinn. It was released on January 8, 1991, more than a decade after McGuinn's previous solo album, Thunderbyrd.[7] The album was issued following the release of the Byrds box set and musically it leans on the sound of The Byrds thanks to McGuinn's ringing 12-string electric guitar and vocal contributions from ex-Byrds members David Crosby and Chris Hillman. Also prominent on the album are Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, with Petty co-authoring and duetting with McGuinn on the album's lead single "King of the Hill". In addition, several members of the Heartbreakers provide musical backing on a number of the album's tracks. Other prominent songwriters on the album—besides McGuinn and his wife Camilla—are Elvis Costello, Jules Shear and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics.
The album was generally well received by music critics and it peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 album chart. [8] Two singles were drawn from the album: "King of the Hill" and "Someone to Love", which peaked at #2 and #12 respectively, on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [9]
In Europe, Back from Rio was released in February 1991[7] and featured different cover artwork.
Track listing
Side one
- "Someone to Love" (Roger McGuinn, Camilla McGuinn) – 3:32
- "Car Phone" (Mike Campbell, R. McGuinn) (Featuring Stan Ridgway) – 4:33
- "You Bowed Down" (Elvis Costello) – 3:52
- "Suddenly Blue" (Scott Cutler, Roger McGuinn, Dennis Morgan) – 3:49
- "The Trees Are All Gone" (Roger McGuinn, Camilla McGuinn) – 3:51
Side two
- "King of the Hill" (duet with Tom Petty) (Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty) – 5:27
- "Without Your Love" (Roger McGuinn, Camilla McGuinn) – 3:59
- "The Time Has Come" (Scott Cutler, Roger McGuinn) – 3:45
- "Your Love Is a Gold Mine" (Roger McGuinn, Dave Stewart) – 4:06
- Includes "Back from Rio Interlude" (Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
- "If We Never Meet Again" (Jules Shear) – 4:28
Personnel
- Mike Campbell – electric guitar, slide guitar, baritone guitar
- David Cole – percussion, piano, acoustic guitar, MPC-60
- Elvis Costello – background vocals
- David Crosby – vocals, background vocals
- George Hawkins – bass guitar
- Dan Higgins – saxophone
- Chris Hillman – vocals, background vocals
- John Jorgenson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, mandolin
- Stan Lynch – drums, percussion
- Roger McGuinn – lead vocals, background vocals, 12-string electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Michael Penn – background vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Tom Petty – lead vocals ("King of the Hill"), background vocals
- Stan Ridgway – telephone voice
- Kimmy Robertson – telephone voice
- Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
- J. Steven Soles – background vocals
- Benmont Tench – organ, keyboards, Hammond B-3
- Michael Thompson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Production
- David Cole – producer, engineer, mixing
- Peter Doell – engineer
- John Hall - demo engineer, mixing at Firetail-on-the-Hill Studios
- Jesse Kanner – mixing
- Roger McGuinn – producer, mixing
- Wally Traugott – mastering
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak
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US Billboard 200 | 44[10] |
Notes
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Strong, Martin (2006). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Gettelman, Parry (February 22, 1991). "Roger McGuinn Back From Rio". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ a b Rogan, Johnny (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 556. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ "Roger McGuinn - Discography - Back from Rio". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02. [dead link]
- ^ "Roger McGuinn - Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Roger McGuinn Back From Rio Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-28.