the 1996 "return to paradise" tour, with sucherman as a full member, was successful. the reunion tour was documented with a two-disc live set, 1997's "return to paradise", which featured three new studio tracks: "on my way", "paradise" (a soft rock ballad that also appears in another version on dennis deyoung's 1998 "the hunchback of notre dame" album), and "dear john", a tribute to the late panozzo that has become a cult favorite among styx fans. and later on it documented on dvd format. the "return to paradise" album was a surprise success in 1997, achieving gold status and the single “paradise” briefly charting on the adult contemporary chart at no. 27. following the release of the album, styx embarked on another tour, this one to mark the 20th anniversary of "the grand illusion".