Restless Breed
Restless Breed is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1982, and their first with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.
| Restless Breed | ||||
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| Released | May 21, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Greene St. Recording, New York City | |||
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| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live 6-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.[3]
Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Lovin' Man" | Rhett Forrester, Doug Salomone | 2:48 |
| 2. | "C.I.A." | Forrester | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Restless Breed" | Mark Reale | 5:11 |
| 4. | "When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon and The Animals cover) | Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Loanshark" | Reale, Forrester, Kip Leming | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Loved by You" | Ventura | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Over to You" | Ventura | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Showdown" | Reale | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Dream Away" | Ventura | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Violent Crimes" | Leming, Forrester | 2:30 |
2016 CD edition bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Hard Lovin' Man" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Showdown" | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Loved by You" | 8:02 |
| 14. | "Loanshark" | 5:27 |
| 15. | "Restless Breed" | 5:11 |
| 16. | "Swords and Tequila" | 3:57 |
Personnel
Band members
- Rhett Forrester - vocals, harmonica
- Mark Reale - guitar
- Rick Ventura - guitar
- Kip Leming - bass
- Sandy Slavin - drums
Production
- Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell - producers
- Rod Hui - engineer
- Frank Scilingo - assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
References
- Anderson, Jason. "Riot Restless Breed review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- "Riot - Restless Breed". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
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