Ritmo (album) explained

Ritmo
Type:	studio
Artist:	Judie Tzuke
Cover:	Judie_tzuke_-_ritmo.jpg
Caption:	Cover photography by Brian Aris
Released:	23 September 1983^[1]
Studio:	Mayfair Studios and Odyssey Studios, London
Genre:	Pop rock, synth-pop
Length:	39:47
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Paul Muggleton, Mike Paxman
Prev Title:	Road Noise
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	The Cat Is Out
Next Year:	1985

Ritmo is the fifth album to be recorded by English singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke. The album was released in September 1983 and peaked at number 26 in the UK.^[2]

The album was Tzuke's second and final studio album to be released during her contract with Chrysalis Records. Originally only released on vinyl album and cassette, it was remastered and released on compact disc in 1994 by BGO Records.

According to Charles Donovan of Popmatters, the songs on Ritmo are strong, particularly the new-wave soul ballad "Shoot From The Heart".^[3] Donnovan called the album "chilly and remote", and said it "has an innovative, shadowy atmosphere" and that "its best songs, especially the gothic melodrama, “How Do I Feel”, are like rushes of cold night air striking the face".

Track listing

All tracks by Judie Tzuke, Mike Paxman and Paul Muggleton, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Jeannie No" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 4:28
2. "She Don't Live Here Anymore" – 4:04
3. "Shoot from the Heart" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 4:46
4. "Face to Face" – 5:15

Side two

5. "Another Country" – 2:56
6. "Nighthawks" – 5:02
7. "Walk Don't Walk" – 4:37
8. "Push Push, Pull Pull" – 3:24
9. "How Do I Feel" (Muggleton, Bob Noble) – 5:15

Personnel

Band members

• Judie Tzuke – lead and backing vocals
• Mike Paxman – guitar, percussion, backing vocals, producer
• Bob Noble – keyboards
• John "Rhino" Edwards – bass guitar
• Andy Duncan – drums
• Paul Muggleton – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, producer

Additional musicians

• Ray Russell – guitar
• Don Snow, Roy White – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Giblin – bass guitar
• Graham Jarvis – drums
• Morris Pert – percussion
• Andy Sheppard – tenor and soprano saxophone
• Jaqi Robinson – backing vocals

Production

• John Hudson – engineer, mixing at Mayfair Studios, London
• Simon Sullivan – engineer, mixing on "Push Push, Pull Pull"
• Bob Parr – engineer
• Jeff Titmus – engineer on "How Do I Feel"
• Carb Canelle – assistant engineer
• John Pasche – design
• Brian Aris – cover photography

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. 17 September 1980. Sounds. Sounds. 2. 29 May 2022.
2. Web site: Judie Tzuke Official Charts . . 2017-12-03 .
3. Web site: Judie Tzuke’s "The Chrysalis Recordings" Highlights Her Early ‘80s Transition to Synthpop . Donovan, Charles . 17 June 2020 . . 20 February 2024.