Riviera (album)

Riviera is a 2002 studio album by American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, their first release in five years and was released on the band's vanity label Big Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records after their contract with Giant Records expired.

Reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that the band returned to its sonic roots with this music and the results are "their best record in nearly a decade".

Track listing
All songs written by Todd Park Mohr.
 * 1) "Julianna" – 3:38
 * 2) "Freedom Fighter" – 4:07
 * 3) "Hysteria" – 4:24
 * 4) "Again and Again" – 4:04
 * 5) "Runaway Train" – 4:31
 * 6) "Wishing Well" – 4:04
 * 7) "Jet" – 4:14
 * 8) "Secret Mission" – 4:29
 * 9) "Gary Indiana Blues" – 3:23
 * 10) "Riviera" – 4:01
 * 11) "Universal Mom" – 4:45
 * 12) "Come On" – 3:53
 * 13) "Engine Light" – 3:04

Personnel
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
 * Todd Park Mohr – guitar, keyboards, vocals, engineering, production, layout design, photography
 * Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
 * Rob Squires – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel
 * Karl Derfler – mixing, pre-production direction
 * Brian Gardner – mastering
 * John Kurzweg – drum engineering, pre-production direction
 * Mary Tassone – pre-press layout
 * Andy Torri – engineering, pre-production direction
 * Michael Wilson – photography

Chart performance
Riviera debuted at 166 on the Billboard 200 and second place on the Top Internet Album Sales chart. In the CMJ New Music Report, Riviera spent three weeks on the Retail 100, after debuted at its peak of 46th place.