Back from Rio
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Back from Rio is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Byrds Roger McGuinn. It was released in January 1991, more than a decade after McGuinn's previous solo album, Thunderbyrd.[4] The album was issued following the release of the 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. [5] 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. [6]
In Europe, Back from Rio was released in February 1991[4] 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, R. McGuinn, D. Morgan) – 3:49
- "The Trees Are All Gone" (R. McGuinn, C. McGuinn) – 3:51
Side two
- "King of the Hill" (duet with Tom Petty) (R. McGuinn, Tom Petty) – 5:27
- "Without Your Love" (R. McGuinn, C. McGuinn) – 3:59
- "The Time Has Come" (Scott Cutler, R. McGuinn) – 3:45
- "Your Love Is a Gold Mine" (R. McGuinn, Dave Stewart) – 4:06
- Includes "Back from Rio Interlude" (R. McGuinn, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
- "If We Never Meet Again" (Jules Shear) – 4:28
Personnel
Musicians
- Roger McGuinn – lead vocals, background vocals, 12 string electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
- George Hawkins – bass guitar
- John Jorgenson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, mandolin
- Michael Thompson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Stan Lynch – drums, percussion
- Mike Campbell – electric guitar, slide guitar, baritone guitar
- Benmont Tench – organ, keyboards, Hammond B-3
- David Cole – percussion, piano, acoustic guitar, MPC-60
- Dan Higgins – saxophone
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, background vocals
- Elvis Costello – background vocals
- Michael Penn – background vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar
- David Crosby – vocals, background vocals
- Chris Hillman – vocals, background vocals
- J. Steven Soles – background vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
- Kimmy Robertson – telephone voice
- Stan Ridgway – telephone voice
Production
- David Cole – producer, engineer, mixing
- Roger McGuinn – producer, mixing
- Peter Doell – engineer
- John Hall - demo engineer, mixing at Firetail-on-the-Hill Studios
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ 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.