Return to Paradise (Styx album)
1997 live album by Styx
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Return to Paradise is the second live album by the American rock band 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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Vault | A− [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| Return to Paradise | ||||
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| Released | May 6, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September 21, 1996 | |||
| Venues | Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 1:50:10 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
| Producer | Dennis DeYoung | |||
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Track listing
- Disc one
- "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 two
- "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, accordion
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars, mandolin
- James "JY" Young – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Chuck Panozzo – bass, vocals
- Todd Sucherman – drums
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 |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 139 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] DVD release |
Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||