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.
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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