R.E.O. (album)

R.E.O.
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released June 1976[1]
Genre Soft rock, hard rock
Length 33:25
Label Epic
Producer John Stronach
REO Speedwagon chronology

This Time We Mean It
(1975)		 R.E.O.
(1976)		 Live: You Get What You Play For
(1977)
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Allmusic [2]

R.E.O. is the sixth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1976. It peaked at number 159 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1976,[3] It marked the return of Kevin Cronin to the band after a four-year absence. Five of the songs ("Keep Pushin", "Any Kind of Love", "(Only A) Summer Love", "(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come", and "Flying Turkey Trot") were featured on the band's subsequent live album, Live: You Get What You Play For. Many fans refer to the album as C.O.W. (or simply COW) due to the background of the cover art.

This was the band's last studio album to feature original bassist and founding member Gregg Philbin; he would be replaced on the following studio album You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish, by bassist Bruce Hall. This album is co-sung by both Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath. On previous albums (Ridin' the Storm Out, Lost in a Dream, This Time We Mean It) Richrath would generally only sing one song; however on this album he equally shares the vocal duties with Cronin.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Keep Pushin'" (Lead vocals: Cronin)Kevin Cronin 4:06
2. "Any Kind of Love" (Lead vocals: Cronin (verses), Richrath (chorus)Gary Richrath 3:39
3. "(Only A) Summer Love" (Lead vocals: Richrath)Gary Richrath 4:38
4. "(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come" (Lead vocals: Cronin)Kevin Cronin 5:04
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Breakaway" (Lead vocals: Richrath (verses), Cronin (chorus)Gary Richrath, Kevin Cronin 4:15
6. "Flying Turkey Trot" (Instrumental)Gary Richrath 2:36
7. "Tonight" (Lead vocals: Richrath)Gary Richrath 3:14
8. "Lightning" (Lead vocals: Cronin)Gary Richrath, Kevin Cronin 5:52

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position[3]
1976 The Billboard 200 159

Release history

Region Date Title Label Format Catalog #
USA June 1976 R.E.O. Epic Records Stereo Vinyl E-34143
USA 1976 R.E.O. Epic Records Tape PET-34143
USA 1976 R.E.O. Epic Records 8 TRK E34143
USA 1991 R.E.O. Epic Records CD EK34143
UK 2010 This Time We Mean It / R.E.O. BGO Records CD (Digitally re-mastered) BGOCD961
Japan 2011 R.E.O. Sony Music CD (DSD-Remaster) EICP 1485

References

  1. ↑ "R.E.O.". Windows Media Guide. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "R.E.O. Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-01-12.