Restless Breed

Restless Breed is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Riot, and their first with vocalist Rhett Forrester, released in 1982. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.

Restless Breed
Studio album by
Riot
ReleasedMay 21, 1982
RecordedGreene St. Recording, New York City
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length38:38
LabelElektra
ProducerSteve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Fire Down Under
(1981)		 Restless Breed
(1982)		 Riot Live (EP)
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[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.

Track listing
Side one
  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, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) - 3:25
  5. "Loanshark" (Reale, Forrester, Kip Leming) - 4:10
Side two
  1. "Loved by You" (Rick Ventura) - 5:37
  2. "Over to You" (Ventura) - 3:42
  3. "Showdown" (Reale) - 3:49
  4. "Dream Away" (Ventura) - 3:43
  5. "Violent Crimes" (Leming, Forrester) - 2:30

2016 CD edition bonus tracks
  1. "Hard Lovin' Man" - 3:09
  2. "Showdown" - 4:30
  3. "Loved by You" - 8:02
  4. "Loanshark" - 5:27
  5. "Restless Breed" - 5:11
  6. "Swords and Tequila" - 3:57

Personnel

Band members

Production
  • Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell - producers
  • Rod Hui - engineer
  • Frank Scilingo - assistant engineer
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering
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References
  1. Anderson, Jason. "Riot Restless Breed review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 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.
  3. "Riot - Restless Breed". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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