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.

The Road to Return
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedSpeech & Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA
GenreNew-age, world
Length40:57
LabelWindham Hill
ProducerMichael Hedges
Michael Hedges chronology
Taproot
(1990)
The Road to Return
(1994)
Oracle
(1996)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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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

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

Production notes

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

References

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