The Road to Return

The Road to Return
Studio album by Michael Hedges
Released	1994
Recorded	Speech & Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA
Genre	New-age, world
Length	40:57
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges chronology
Taproot (1990) The Road to Return (1994) Oracle (1996)

The Road to Return is a recording by guitarist Michael Hedges released on the Windham Hill label. It features eight vocal arrangements and two instrumentals.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Music critic Jason Anderson, writing for Allmusic, wrote the album "Fans of the musician's stunning two-handed, alternate-tuned guitar innovations were a little disappointed by the relatively minimal Road to Return, with its accent on Hedges' newfound vocal stylings."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Michael Hedges except as noted.

1. "Prelude" – 3:05
2. "Road to Return" – 6:03
3. "Communicate" – 4:09
4. "Sister Soul" – 4:34
5. "Guardian's Trust" (Hedges, Cate McNider) – 3:48
6. "India" – 3:55
7. "A Midwinter Night's Dream" – 5:36
8. "Follow Through" – 3:43
9. "You Can Have Anything You Want" – 3:49
10. "Road Music" – 2:15

Personnel

• Michael Hedges – guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, drums, alto flute, harmonica
• Pipa Pinon – chant vocals
• Janeen Rae Heller – saw

Production notes

• Produced and engineered by Michael Hedges
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "The Road to Return > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 14, 2017.