Saturn Return (Rêve album)

Saturn Return is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Rêve. The album was released on 20 October 2023 through 31 East and Universal Music Canada.^[2]

Saturn Return
Studio album by Rêve
Released	20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)
Genre	Dance-pop^[1]
Length	39:48
Label	31 East Universal Music Canada
Producer	Banx & Ranx Tim Buron Max-Antoine Gendron Derek Hoffman Casper Koelman Aaron Paris Carl Ryden Joel Stouffer Mike Wise
Rêve chronology
Layover (2022) Saturn Return (2023)
Singles from Saturn Return
"Ctrl + Alt + Del" Released: 17 September 2021 "Tongue" Released: 29 June 2022 "Whitney" Released: 28 October 2022 "Hypersexual" Released: 2 December 2022 "Big Boom" Released: 2 June 2023 "Contemporary Love" Released: 21 July 2023 "Breaking Up With Jesus" Released: 6 October 2023

The album received a Juno Award nomination for Pop Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, and Joel Stouffer was nominated for Producer of the Year for the songs "Whitney" and "Breaking Up with Jesus".^[3]

Track listing

Saturn Return track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Breaking Up with Jesus"	Briannah Donolo Ali Milner Martina Sorbara Joel Stouffer	Stouffer	2:57
2.	"Disco at the Strip Club"	Donolo Carl Ryden	Ryden	3:07
3.	"Contemporary Love"	Donolo Mike Wise	Wise	2:47
4.	"Big Boom"	Donolo Peter Hanna Yannick Rastogi Zacharie Raymond	Banx & Ranx	2:14
5.	"CTRL + ALT + DEL"	Donolo Rastogi Raymond	Banx & Ranx	2:33
6.	"Hypersexual"	Donolo Hanna Rastogi Raymond	Banx & Ranx	2:18
7.	"EX EX EX (Whoops)"	Donolo Elizabeth Boland Rastogi Raymond	Banx & Ranx	2:23
8.	"Tongue"	Donolo Kirstyn Johnson Bryn McCutcheon Liam O'Donnell Ryden	Ryden	2:13
9.	"My My (What a Life)"	Donolo Tim Buron Clément Langlois-Légaré	Banx & Rax Buron	2:41
10.	"Past Life"	Donolo	Derek Hoffman Slater Manzo^[a]	4:23
11.	"Whitney"	Donolo Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Stouffer	Banx & Ranx Aaron Paris Stouffer	3:11
12.	"Release Me"	Donolo Max-Antoine Gendron	Gendron Casper Koelman	5:09
13.	"Saturn Return"	Donolo Ryden	Ryden	3:52
Total length:				39:48

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Musicians

• Rêve – vocals
• Aaron Paris – viola (tracks 2, 12); cello, string arrangement (2); violin (12)
• Carl Ryden – programming (2)
• Mike Wise – programming (3)
• Zacharie Raymond – keyboards (4, 6), programming (5, 7, 9, 11)
• Yannick Rastogi – keyboards (4, 6), programming (5, 7, 9, 11)
• Carl Ryden – programming (8, 13); guitar, keyboards (8)
• Bryn McCutcheon – additional vocals (8)
• Kirstyn Johnson – additional vocals (8)
• Tim Buron – programming (9)
• Derek Hoffman – piano (10)
• The Ai – strings (10)
• Brendan Rogers – cello (11)
• Joel Stouffer – programming (11)
• Casper Koelman – programming (12)
• Max-Antoine Gendron – programming (12)

Technical

• Nathan Dantzler – mastering (1–4, 6–13)
• Kyle Mangels – mixing (1–4, 6–13)
• Nk.F – mastering, mixing (5)
• Joel Stouffer – engineering (1)
• Carl Ryden – engineering (2, 8, 13)
• Josh Polasz – engineering (2)
• Dave Mohasci – engineering (3)
• Mike Wise – engineering (3)
• Zacharie Raymond – engineering (4–7, 9, 11)
• Yannick Rastogi – engineering (4–7, 9)
• Tim Buron – engineering (9)
• Derek Hoffman – engineering (10)
• Slater Manzo – engineering (10)
• Bluxz Brando – engineering (11)
• Casper Koelman – engineering (12)
• Max-Antoine Gendron – engineering (12)

Release history

Release dates and formats for Saturn Return

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	20 October 2023	CD digital download LP streaming	31 East Universal Music Canada	^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

1. Langlois-Pelletier, Jacob (23 October 2023). "Rêve: Living her Saturn Return with dance". PAN M 360. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. LaPierre, Megan (21 July 2023). "Montreal's Rêve Announces Debut Album 'Saturn Return". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
3. "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024.
4. "Saturn Return by Rêve". UMusic Store. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Saturn Return [VINYL]". UMusic Store. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
6. "Saturn Return by Rêve on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 October 2023.