in how these musicians could work off each other and make something both emotionally resonant and musically abstruse" and opined that "Romantic Warrior plays out as a wonderful - if slightly flawed - melding of incredible technical feats and inner-band chemistry". Noted rock-fusion-despising critic Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic about the record. In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), he called it "jazz-rock's answer to Emerson, Lake & Palmer--the worst of both worlds"; and Corea's compositions "pompous", faux classical; while deriding certain members of his group's playing as being on display "in all their dazzling vacuity". Chart performance Track listing Personnel Return to Forever Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, Yamaha YC45d organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Micromoog, Minimoog, Moog 15 modular, Polymoog), marimba, percussion Al Di Meola – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, soprano guitar, handbells, slide whistle Stanley Clarke – Alembic electric bass with Instant Flanger, piccolo bass, acoustic bass, bell tree, handbells Lenny White – drums, timpani, congas, timbales, snare drums, suspended cymbals, alarm clock, handbells Technical personnel Chick Corea – production Al Di Meola – assistant production Stanley Clarke – assistant production Lenny White – assistant production Dennis MacKay – recording engineer, remixing Tom Likes – assistant engineer Wilson McLean – cover art Gerard Huerta – logo Remixed at Trident Studios, London References External links Return to Forever Romantic Warrior (1976) album review by William Ruhlmann, credits & releases at AllMusic Return to Forever Romantic Warrior (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs Return to Forever Romantic Warrior (1976) album to be listened as stream on Spotify 1976 albums Columbia Records albums Return to Forever albums