Nine Lives (REO Speedwagon album)

Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon. The title Nine Lives was chosen because the album was the band's ninth, including their live album, and it also featured nine songs. It was the last REO album to prominently feature a more hard rock sound. The group would turn to more pop-oriented material with 1980's Hi Infidelity.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Heavy on Your Love" (Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath) – 3:35
2. "Drop It (An Old Disguise)" (Cronin) – 3:14
3. "Only the Strong Survive" (Richrath) – 3:52
4. "Easy Money" (Richrath) – 4:01
5. "Rock & Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:55

Side two

1. "Take Me" (Cronin) – 3:29
2. "I Need You Tonight" (Cronin) – 3:35
3. "Meet Me on the Mountain" (Richrath) – 4:04
4. "Back on the Road Again" (Bruce Hall) – 5:39

Personnel

• 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 Champlin – background vocals

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