Nine Lives (REO Speedwagon album)

Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon. It peaked at number #33 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1979.^[1] The album went gold on December 5, 1979. 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. In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.

The track "Only The Strong Survive" also later appeared on Gary Richrath's 1992 album Only the Strong Survive.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Melodic	link

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Take Me"	Cronin	3:29
7.	"I Need You Tonight"	Cronin	3:35
8.	"Meet Me on the Mountain"	Richrath	4:04
9.	"Back on the Road Again"	Bruce Hall	5:39

Personnel

REO Speedwagon^[2]

Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Gary Richrath – lead guitar
Neal Doughty – keyboards, synthesizer
Bruce Hall – bass, background vocals (lead on track 9)
Alan Gratzer – drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional personnel

Bill Champlin – background vocals
Steve Forman – percussion, sound effects, congas
Tom Kelly – 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 and portrait photography: Neal Preston
Back cover cat illustrations: Ginger Canzoneri
Models: Candy Moore, Lindy Thorp, Shyanne Rippee, Karen Bilecky

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	33^[3]
Canadian Albums Chart	52^[4]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	July 20, 1979	Epic Records	Stereo Vinyl	E-35988
USA	1979	Epic Records	Tape	PET-35988
USA	1979	Epic Records	8 TRK	E35988
USA	1990	Epic Records	CD	EK35988
Japan	2011	Sony Music	CD (DSD-Remaster)	EICP 1489
UK	2013	Rock Candy Records	CD-24 bit audio (Remastered & Reloaded)	CANDY177

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
↑ REO Speedwagon — Nine Lives. Rock Candy Records Ltd. 2013. p. 16.
↑ "Artist Chart History – REO Speedwagon". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ "Top Albums/CD's – Volume 32, No. 3, October 13, 1979". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. October 13, 1979. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
↑ "American album certifications – R.E.O. Speedwagon – Nine Lives". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 2, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

REO Speedwagon
Neal Doughty Kevin Cronin Bruce Hall Dave Amato Bryan Hitt Alan Gratzer Mike Blair Joe Matt Gregg Philbin Terry Luttrell Bob Crownover Joe McCabe Marty Shepard Bill Fiorio Steve Scorfina Gary Richrath Mike Murphy Graham Lear Miles Joseph Carla Day Melanie Jackson Jesse Harms
Studio albums	R.E.O. Speedwagon R.E.O./T.W.O. Ridin' the Storm Out Lost in a Dream This Time We Mean It R.E.O. You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish Nine Lives Hi Infidelity Good Trouble Wheels Are Turnin' Life as We Know It The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken Building the Bridge Find Your Own Way Home Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon
Live albums	Live: You Get What You Play For Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Live-Plus Extended Versions Hi Infidelity Then Again...Live Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live Live in Germany 1982 Live Chicago 1979 Live At Moondance Jam Metro Center Rockford Illinois, 15th July 1983
Compilation albums	A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 Best Foot Forward The Hits The Second Decade of Rock and Roll 1981 to 1991 Keep On Loving You – Best Starbox Believe in Rock and Roll Only The Strong Survive Premium Best The Ballads Take It On The Run Simply The Best Keep On Rollin' The Essential REO Speedwagon Rock Breakout Years: 1981 Collections Greatest Hits, Steel Box Collection Playlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon The Box Set Series
Singles	"157 Riverside Avenue" "Sophisticated Lady" "Ridin' the Storm Out" "Reelin'" "Keep Pushin'" "Ridin' the Storm Out" (live) "Roll with the Changes" "Time for Me to Fly" "Only the Strong Survive" "Keep On Loving You" "Take It on the Run" "Don't Let Him Go" "In Your Letter" "Tough Guys" "Out of Season" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "Sweet Time" "The Key" "Stillness of the Night" "Good Trouble" "I Do' Wanna Know" "Can't Fight This Feeling" "One Lonely Night" "Live Every Moment" "Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)" "That Ain't Love" "Variety Tonight" "In My Dreams" "Here with Me" "Live It Up" "Love Is a Rock" "I Needed to Fall" "Find Your Own Way Home" "Can't Stop Rockin" (W Styx)
Video albums	FM Live Infidelity Wheels are Turnin' A Video Anthology 1978–1990 Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Live-Plus Real Artist Working Live Aid (1985) XM Artists Confidential PBS "SoundStage" Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon, The Yule Log DVD Out of Nowhere: Champaign Music Scene Documentary Live in Germany 1982 Live at Moondance Jam
Related articles	Discography
Book:REO Speedwagon

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