Ritmo (album)

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Ritmo
Judie tzuke - ritmo.jpg
Cover photography by Brian Aris
Studio album by
Released23 September 1983 [1]
Studio Mayfair Studios and Odyssey Studios, London
Genre Pop rock, synth-pop
Length39:47
Label Chrysalis
Producer Paul Muggleton, Mike Paxman
Judie Tzuke chronology
Road Noise
(1982)
Ritmo
(1983)
The Cat Is Out
(1985)
Singles from Ritmo
  1. "Jeannie No"
    Released: 1983
  2. "How Do I Feel"
    Released: 1983

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]

Contents

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". [3]

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

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. "Sounds" (PDF). Sounds . 17 September 1980. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "Judie Tzuke Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Donovan, Charles (17 June 2020). "Judie Tzuke's "The Chrysalis Recordings" Highlights Her Early '80s Transition to Synthpop". Popmatters . Retrieved 20 February 2024.