Building the Bridge
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| Studio album by REO Speedwagon | ||||
| Released | July 9, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Castle Records / Rhythm Safari | |||
| Producer | Greg Ladanyi, Steve Croes | |||
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Building the Bridge is the fourteenth studio album by REO Speedwagon. The album, which features mostly adult contemporary-flavored ballads, received mixed reviews from fans and is generally regarded as REO's weakest effort. It did not chart (it was the group's first non-charting album since 1972's R.E.O./T.W.O.)
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Can't Stop Rockin'" | Kevin Cronin, Dave Amato, Bruce Hall | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "I Still Love You" | Kevin Cronin, Stephen Stills[1] | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Building the Bridge" | Kevin Cronin | 4:43 | |
| 4. | "When I Get Home" | Kevin Cronin | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Then I Met You" | Kevin Cronin | 4:53 | |
| 6. | "Look the Other Way" | Kevin Cronin | 3:29 | |
| 7. | "After Tonight" | Bruce Hall | 4:44 | |
| 8. | "Hey Wait a Minute" | Bruce Hall | 5:21 | |
| 9. | "One True Man" | Kevin Cronin | 4:42 | |
| 10. | "She's Gonna Love Me" | Kevin Cronin, Dave Amato | 4:02 | |
| 11. | "Ballad of the Illinois Opry" | Kevin Cronin | 4:10 |
Personnel
REO Speedwagon
- Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Neal Doughty - hammond organ
- Bruce Hall - bass guitar, lead vocals on track 8
- Dave Amato - lead guitar, background vocals
- Bryan Hitt - drums, percussion
References
- ↑ "Stephen Stills, song catalog (I Still Love You)". songwriters hall of fame. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
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