''The Road to Return'' is a recording by guitarist
Michael Hedges
Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter.
Early years
The son of Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen, Michael Hedges was born in Sacramento, California. His l ...
released on the
Windham Hill
Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
The label was ...
label. It features eight vocal arrangements and two instrumentals.
Reception
Music critic Jason Anderson, writing for
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
, 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."
Track listing
All compositions by Michael Hedges except as noted.
# "Prelude" – 3:05
# "Road to Return" – 6:03
# "Communicate" – 4:09
# "Sister Soul" – 4:34
# "Guardian's Trust" (Hedges, Cate McNider) – 3:48
# "India" – 3:55
# "A Midwinter Night's Dream" – 5:36
# "Follow Through" – 3:43
# "You Can Have Anything You Want" – 3:49
# "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
1994 albums
Michael Hedges albums
Windham Hill Records albums
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