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Michael Penn – backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar; Tom Petty – lead vocals ("King of the Hill"), backing vocals; Stan Ridgway – telephone voice; Kimmy Robertson – telephone voice; Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals; J. Steven Soles – backing vocals; Benmont Tench – organ, keyboards, Hammond B-3; Michael Thompson ...
Michael Penn – background vocals, 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 Ridgeway – telephone voice
- Nomyth 8.0: Time, The Redeemer.
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Roger McGuinn is back. From Rio (not really). And he brought Tom Petty with him. I guess that’s the premise behind re-launching his solo career after so many years. Back From Riosounds a lot like Tom Petty, or at least Tom Petty with Don Henley’s brain inside of him. (I don’t know why I’m always taking out people’s brains and putting them in other ...
A1. Someone To Love (Roger McGuinn/Camilla McGuinn) (3:32) A2. Car Phone (Roger McGuinn/Mike Campbell) (4:33) A3. You Bowed Down (Elvis Costello) (3:52) A4. Suddenly Blue (Roger McGuinn/Scott Cutler/Dennis Morgan) (3:49) A5. The Trees Are All Gone (Roger McGuinn/Camilla McGuinn) (3:51) B1. King of the Hill (Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty) (5:27) B2. Witho...
Roger McGuinn (lead vocal, background vocals, 12-string electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar), George Hawkins (bass guitar), John Jorgensen (6-string electric guitar, saxophone, baritone guitar, 6-string lead guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin), Stan Lynch (drums, percussion), Benmont Tench (organ, keyboards, Hammond B-3), Michael...
Art direction by Eileen Connelly. Photography by Max Aguilera-Hellweg. Cover concept by Jimmy, Millie and Randy. Grooming by Peter Kukla. Props by Eileen Connelly and Rick Elden.
Released on elpee, cassette and compact disc on January 8, 1991 in the US (Arista, AL/AC/ARCD-8648) and in the UK and Germany (Arista, 211/411/261 348) with lyrics innersleeve. UK/German version features a different cover. Reached #44 on the US charts
US CHART POSITION #44. AC-8648 cover. R oger McGuinn is back. From Rio (not really). And he brought Tom Petty with him. I guess that’s the premise behind re-launching his solo career after so many years. Back From Rio sounds a lot like Tom Petty, or at least Tom Petty with Don Henley’s brain inside of him. (I don’t know why I’m always ...
The melodies soar and crash into rousing choruses. There’s not a dud track here—and there damn well shouldn’t be, since the suits brought in ex-Byrds (Hillman and Crosby), Costello, Tom Petty and a good chunk of the Heartbreakers, Michael Penn, Dave Stewart, Jules Shear on songwriting duty, and even outlier Stan Ridgeway for a cameo.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 CD release of "Back From Rio" on Discogs.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1991 CD release of "Back From Rio" on Discogs.
