Nine Lives (REO Speedwagon album)

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Nine Lives
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	July 1979
Recorded	Spring 1979 At Sound City, Studio A and Kendun Recorders, Studio D
Genre	Rock
Length	34:24
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath with Kevin Beamish
REO Speedwagon chronology
You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish (1978)	Nine Lives (1979)	Hi Infidelity (1980)

Nine Lives was the ninth album by REO Speedwagon.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Catalog Number

[edit] Track listing

1. "Heavy On Your Love" (Kevin Cronin / Gary Richrath) - 3:35
2. "Drop It (An Old Disguise)" (Kevin Cronin) - 3:14
3. "Only the Strong Survive" (Gary Richrath) - 3:52
4. "Easy Money" (Gary Richrath) - 4:01
5. "Rock & Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) - 2:55
6. "Take Me" (Kevin Cronin) - 3:29
7. "I Need You Tonight" (Kevin Cronin) - 3:35
8. "Meet Me on the Mountain" (Gary Richrath) - 4:04
9. "Back on the Road Again" (Bruce Hall) - 5:39

[edit] Personnel

REO Speedwagon

• Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitars
• Gary Richrath - lead guitars, rhythm guitars, B-52 guitar
• Neal Doughty - Hammond organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, tack piano
• Bruce Hall - bass, background vocals, lead vocal on "Back on the Road Again"
• Alan Gratzer - drums and percussion, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Steve Forman - percussion, sound effects, congas
• Tom Kelly - vocals, background vocals, chorus
• Bill Champlain - background vocals

[edit] Production

• Producers: Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Kevin Beamish
• Engineers: Kevin Beamish, Gary Lubow
• Arranger: Kevin Cronin
• Associate Producer: Alan Gratzer
• Production Assistance: Gary Lubow
• Assistant engineers: Steve Williams, D. C. Snyder
• Direction: John Baruck, Alex Kochan, Tom Consolo, JoAnn D'Agostino, Lynne Kirkwood
• Art direction: Tom Drennon
• Design: Tom Drennon, Ginger Canzoneri
• Cover photographer: John Bilecky
• Center spread & portrait photography: Neal Preston
• Back cover cat illustrations: Ginger Canzoneri
• Models: Candy Moore, Lindy Thorp, Shyanne Rippee, Karen Bilecky

[edit] Catalog Number

• Original LP Catalog Number: Epic Records FE-35988
• CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK-35988