Return to Basics

Return to Basics is the seventh and final studio album by Scottish new wave band Taking Back Friday. It was released on 8 April 1994 by Parlophone in the UK and Epic Associated Records worldwide.

After dwindling commercial success in the late 80s and early 90s, Taking Back Friday returned to Billboard 100 and UK Albums chart with this album. The title single and a re-recording of their breakout song Field Day, titled "Filed Day '94".

The cover art by Nick Egan features a photo of Clark Murray as a child with his family.

This would also be the band's last album with drummer Donald Ramsey, who would later die of AIDS in 1998.

Track listing

 * Lost to Time (Not Done Yet)
 * Return to Basics
 * The Way We Knew
 * Highland Blues
 * Old Friends
 * Stomping Grounds
 * Shivers
 * Nausicaä
 * Field Day '94
 * End of the Road?