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.
Critical reception
On Rhythm Romance, the Romantics had moved further away from their power pop roots towards more mainstream rock. 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."
Trouser Press called it "another likably dumb batch of pop songs culminating in a credibly rootsy version of "Poison Ivy."
Track listing All tracks written by Wally Palmar, Coz Canler and Mike Skill, except where noted.
Personnel 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
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