1988 greatest hits album by REO Speedwagon
1988 greatest hits album by REO Speedwagon
The Hits Released May 18, 1988 (Original) April 30, 2002 (Remastered) 2020 (Vinyl re-release) Recorded January 1976–April 1988 Genre Rock Length 52 :55 Label Epic Producer
"Here with Me" Released: June 1988
"I Don't Want to Lose You" Released: November 1988
The Hits is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon . It contains hits such as "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Keep on Loving You", as well as new tracks "Here with Me" and "I Don't Want to Lose You". "Here with Me" cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 .[3] and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart ; however, it would be the last single to feature drummer Alan Gratzer and guitarist Gary Richrath , as they each left the band within the year following this album's release. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. which led it to go 4× Platinum.
A conspicuous absentee from the album is "Keep the Fire Burnin' " , which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. The collection is one of several released by the band's label. The album was remastered and reissued in 2002. The album was also re-released in 2020 on black and white vinyl.[4]
Track listing [ ]
1. "I Don't Want to Lose You" Kelly, Steinberg Keith Olsen 3:08 2. "Here with Me" Cronin, Braun Olsen 5:05 3. "Roll with the Changes" Cronin Kevin Cronin , Gary Richrath 5:37 4. "Keep on Loving You" Cronin Kevin Beamish , Cronin, Richrath3:21 5. "That Ain't Love" Cronin David Devore, Cronin, Richrath, Alan Gratzer 4:02 6. "Take It on the Run" Richrath Beamish, Cronin, Richrath 4:02 7. "In My Dreams" Cronin, Kelly Devore, Cronin, Richrath, Gratzer 4:31 8. "Don't Let Him Go" Cronin Beamish, Cronin, Richrath 3:48 9. "Can't Fight This Feeling" Cronin Cronin, Richrath, Gratzer 4:55 10. "Keep Pushin'" Cronin John Stronach 4:06 11. "Time for Me to Fly" Cronin Cronin, Richrath 3:44 12. "One Lonely Night " Neal Doughty Cronin, Richrath, Gratzer 3:23 13. "Back on the Road Again" Bruce Hall Beamish, Cronin, Richrath 5:29 14. "Ridin' the Storm Out" (live) Richrath Stronach, John Henning, Richrath 5:51 Total length: 61:07
Personnel [ ]
REO Speedwagon
Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitars, keyboards
Gary Richrath – lead guitars
Neal Doughty – keyboards, synthesizers
– bass, backing vocals (tracks 9 and 12 on the original CD, tracks 10 and 14 on the reissue)
Bruce Hall – bass, backing vocals (lead on track 13)
Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel[5]
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
Eric Persing – additional synthesizers, programming
Production [ ]
Keith Olsen – producer (1, 2)
Kevin Cronin – producer (3-9, 11, 12, 13)
Gary Richrath – producer (3-9, 11-14)
Paul Grupp – producer (3, 11)
John Boylan – executive producer (3, 11)
– producer (4, 6, 8, 13)
Alan Gratzer – co-producer (4, 6, 8), producer (5, 7, 9, 12), associate producer (13)
David DeVore – producer (5, 7), production assistant (9, 12), package assembling, mastering
John Stronach – producer (10, 14)
Gary Lubow – production assistant (13)
John Henning – producer (14)
Joe Gastwirt – engineer
Steve Hall – mastering
Tony Lane – art direction
Nancy Donald – art direction
David Coleman – design
Harry Mittman – photography
Dennis Keeley – inner sleeve photography
Malcolm Dome – liner notes
Baruck-Consolo Managerment – management
Studios
Recorded and Assembled at Pacific Studios (Chatsworth, California).
Mastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).
Charts and certifications [ ]
Album [ ]
Singles [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Album catalog numbers [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Allmusic review
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard: Hot 100 REO Speedwagon" . Billboard . Retrieved 2016-10-01 .
^ "REO Speedwagon - The Hits (2020, Clear w/Black and White Splatter, Vinyl)" . discogs. Retrieved December 17, 2020 .
^ REO Speedwagon The Hits - "I Don't Want to Lose You" and "Here with Me" . Sony Music Entertainment. 1988. p. 3.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3 .
^ "Top Albums/CD's – Volume 48, No. 16, August 6, 1988" . RPM . RPM Music Publications Ltd. August 6, 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .
^ "Adult Contemporary" . Billboard . Retrieved 2015-09-26 .
^ "Top Singles – Volume 48, No. 20, September 3, 1988" . RPM . RPM Music Publications Ltd. September 3, 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .
^ "American album certifications – R.E.O._Speedwagon – The Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 15 March 2016 .
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