Rhythm Romance
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1985 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:27 | |||
| Label | Nemperor | |||
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Rhythm Romance is the fifth album by Detroit-based rock band the Romantics, released on Nemperor Records in 1985. It peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
On Rhythm Romance, the Romantics had moved further away from their power pop roots towards more mainstream rock.[3] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Chris Woodstra opined that the band had become "full-fledged arena rockers complete with a big ultraslick production... and an utterly forgettable batch of songs."[2]
Trouser Press called it "another likably dumb batch of pop songs culminating in a credibly rootsy version of "Poison Ivy."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Wally Palmar, Coz Canler and Mike Skill, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Get Started" | 3:58 | |
| 2. | "Mystified" | 3:29 | |
| 3. | "Be My Everything" | 3:52 | |
| 4. | "Test of Time" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "I Got It If You Want It" | 3:26 | |
| 6. | "Rhythm Romance" | Palmar, Canler, Skill, David Petratos | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Never Thought It Would Be Like This" | Palmar, Canler, Skill, Peter Solley | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Better Make a Move" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Make It Last" | 3:41 | |
| 10. | "Poison Ivy" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:56 |
Personnel
[edit]- The Romantics
- Wally Palmar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Coz Canler – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Skill – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- David Petratos – drums, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Peter Solley – keyboards, production, mixing
- Gordon Fordyce – production, engineer, mixing
- The Romantics – co-production, cover concept
- David Axelbaum – assistant engineer
- Ted Stein – assistant engineer
- Mike Fuller – mastering
- Chris Austopchuk – art direction
- Larry Williams – cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhythm Romance - Billboard Hot 100". elpee.jp. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r16858/review
- ^ Prato, Greg. "The Romantics Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "Romantics". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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