Return to Zero (RTZ album)

Return to Zero
Studio album by
RTZ
Released1991
Recorded1991
GenreRock
Length48:28
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerChris Lord-Alge
RTZ chronology
Return to Zero
(1991) 		Lost
(1998)

Return to Zero is the debut album by the American rock band RTZ, released in 1991 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The first single was "Face the Music".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Calgary HeraldC[4]

The Calgary Herald opined: "Missing is any hint of power in RTZ's rock, or even foot-tapping, finger-snapping rock. Just lots of boring shooting for Top 40 appeal."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Delp and Goudreau, except where noted.

  1. "Face the Music" (Goudreau, Maes) - 4:01
  2. "There's Another Side" - 4:11
  3. "All You've Got" - 4:02
  4. "This Is My Life" - 5:33
  5. "Rain Down on Me" (Goudreau, John Warren, Maes, Stefanelli, Archibald) - 4:15
  6. "Every Door Is Open" - 4:27
  7. "Devil to Pay" - 4:30
  8. "Until Your Love Comes Back Around" (Maes) - 5:56
  9. "Livin' for the Rock 'N' Roll" - 3:27
  10. "Hard Time (In the Big House)" - 4:06
  11. "Return to Zero" (Delp, Goudreau, Maes) - 3:25

Singles

  • "Face the Music"
  • "All You've Got"
  • "Until Your Love Comes Back Around"

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

  • Bob Gay - sax solo on Track 9
  • Maxine Waters - background vocals on Track 7
  • Julia Waters - background vocals on Track 7

Horns on Track 7

Producing and recording

References

  1. ^ "Boston's Delp joins guitarist Barry Goodreau". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. Los Angeles Daily News. June 6, 1991. p. 12.
  2. ^ Morse, Steve (July 5, 1991). "Two unsung Boston heroes get their day". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "Return to Zero Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Miller, Glen (July 28, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. E3.