[19] The band toured the US with Styx and Don Felder on the "United We Rock" tour, debuting June 20, 2017, at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater. The most popular track on this record was "157 Riverside Avenue". [20] In 2017 the Hi Infidelity album received the Diamond Award for official U.S. sales of over 10 million copies. Speedwagon, in 1971. The album was REO's first to make the Top 40, peaking at #29. Silent Night . [3] Cronin recorded one album with the band, 1972's R.E.O./T.W.O. This article lists the discography of the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. [3] It contains the new tracks "I Don't Want to Lose You" and "Here With Me." [3] Paul Leka, an East Coast record producer, brought the band to his recording studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut where it recorded original material for its first album. Keep On Loving You 3:463. [3] The album produced only one, and - to date - the band's last Billboard Hot 100 single, "Love Is a Rock," which peaked at #65. Speedwagon, was released on Epic Records in 1971. The band formed in the autumn of 1967 by Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer. ", The band came storming back two years later with Wheels Are Turnin', an album that included the #1 hit single "Can't Fight This Feeling" plus three more hits: "I Do' Wanna Know" (U.S. #29), "One Lonely Night" (U.S. #19), and "Live Every Moment" (U.S. Welcome to everybody to REO Speedwagon first album review!! The band appeared in an episode in the third season of the American TV series Ozark, which was released on Netflix on March 27, 2020. Tracklist:1. R.E.O./T.W.O launched REO on its first national tour and presented a more polished production than the band's debut album. Note: REO Speedwagon has several songs that never charted as singles but occasionally obtain airplay on classic rock stations. !...Keep Rockin' By the late 1980s, the band's popularity was starting to decline. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Although listed here because they charted on the Mainstream Rock charts, "Tough Guys", "Out of Season", "Stillness of the Night" and "Good Trouble" were not released as singles. On his Farfisa organ, he learned "Light My Fire" by The Doors. REO Speedwagon first formed in 1968 via a pair of University of Illinois students, keyboardist Neal Doughty and drummer Alan Gratzer. In 1977, REO convinced Epic Records that their strength was in their live performances. Under the leadership of guitarist Gary Richrath, this album continued the musical direction set on 1971's R.E.O. Écoutez de la musique de REO Speedwagon. By late 1970, REO Speedwagon had finalised its first recording lineup with the addition of guitarist Gary Richrath in place of Scorfina. Currently the other members are Kevin Cronin, Bruce Hall, Dave Amato, and Bryan Hitt. The title track did make R&R's AC Top 30 chart. Tough Guys 18:147. Richrath was originally from the town of East Peoria which was damaged during the storm. [16] In 2016 the band went on tour with Def Leppard and Tesla.[17]. REO Speedwagon . REO Speedwagon continues to tour regularly, performing mostly their classic hits. Richard Marx joined REO on stage for a joint performance of two of his hit songs. Das Album "R:E.O./T.W.O" ist ja schon etwas länger als CD zu haben, interessant wurde es für mich ja erst, als das erste Album auf CD erschien, es trägt den gleichen Namen wie die Band: "R.E.O. The lineup on the first album consisted of Richrath, Gratzer, Doughty, Philbin, and Luttrell.[3]. REO Speedwagon toured the US in 1985, including a sold-out concert in Madison, Wisconsin in May. [3] That same year, the band moved to Los Angeles, California. On November 22, 2013, they announced a benefit concert with Styx titled "Rock to the Rescue" to raise money for the affected families of the tornadoes in central Illinois. Richrath had driven 100 miles (160 km) to see the band and become a part of it. Having lost their recording contract with Epic, REO Speedwagon ended up releasing Building the Bridge (1996) on the Priority/Rhythm Safari label. Doughty had seen the name written across the blackboard when he walked into his History of Transportation class on the very first day they had decided to look for a name. Speedwagon", Recording Industry Association of America, "British certifications – REO Speedwagon", "Canadian certifications – REO Speedwagon", "REO Speedwagon Chart History: Mainstream Rock", "REO Speedwagon Chart History: Adult Contemporary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=REO_Speedwagon_discography&oldid=994420674, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath, Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer, Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer, David DeVore, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 17:04. Find REO Speedwagon discography, albums and singles on AllMusic [8] The Hits (1988) is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. Rather than pronouncing REO as a single word as the motor company did ("REE-oh"), they chose to spell the word out, pronouncing each letter individually ("R-E-O"). This lineup did only one show, on January 7, 1989, in Viña del Mar, Chile, where it won the award for best group at the city's annual International Song Festival. [12] On December 2, the band released an online video game, Find Your Own Way Home, produced by digital design agency Curious Sense. REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. They performed "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Roll With the Changes," which featured members of the Beach Boys, the band members' families, and Paul Shaffer on stage for backing vocals. Shortly after his departure, Richrath assembled former members of the Midwestern band Vancouver to form a namesake band, Richrath. On March 11, 2012, Kevin Cronin appeared on the Canadian reality TV series Star Académie. The commercial failure of the band's newer material with its revised lineup demanded a change in marketing strategy. [10] They teamed up with Styx to record a new single entitled "Can't Stop Rockin'", released in March 2009, as well as for a full tour that included special guest .38 Special. With their equipment being hauled to dates in a friend's station wagon, REO played bars and clubs all over the Midwest. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a 1915 truck that was designed by Ransom Eli Olds. REO Speedwagon. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from REO Speedwagon. They continued to perform cover songs in campus bars, fraternity parties, and university events. "Can't Fight This Feeling" is a power ballad performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon. With their equipment being hauled to dates in a friend's station wagon, REO played bars and clubs all over the Midwest. Ironically, it's much more enjoyable if you listen to it AFTER listening to REO Speedwagon's other stuff, meaning that it's not an interesting listen without any former knowledge of what the band sounds like. Genres: AOR, Pop Rock, Hard Rock. [3] The most popular track on this record was "157 Riverside Avenue". (See also List of REO Speedwagon members.). They held an impromptu jam session in the basement of their Illinois Street Residence Hall dormitory[1][2] and soon started a rock band. Compte et listes Identifiez-vous Compte et listes Retours et Commandes. The album went on to sell over two million copies in the US, ultimately achieving double platinum status. In 1979, the band took a turn back to hard rock with the release of Nine Lives.[3]. REO 2 : Reo Speedwagon: Amazon.fr: Musique. Famed for their power ballads, this all American rock group found its feet playing cover songs in university bars where two of its original members (Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer) were studying. Follow My Heart 7:074. REO Speedwagon's mainstream popularity waned in the late 1980s, but the band remains a popular live act. The song first appeared on the 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin'. The group’s best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies. Achetez en toute confiance et sécurité sur eBay! In the fall of 1966, Neal Doughty entered the electrical engineering program at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, as a junior. Listen to music from REO Speedwagon. especially Terry Luttrell !! View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1971 Terre Haute Pressing Vinyl release of R.E.O. Take It On The Run 14:116. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name Duke Tumatoe, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Harms, disenchanted by the album's failure, left the group in early 1991. REO Speedwagon discography and songs: Music profile for REO Speedwagon, formed 1967. It marked the return of Kevin Cronin to the band after a four-year absence. [9] Cronin had been playing in The Strolling Dudes, a jazz ensemble that included jazz trumpet player Rick Braun (who had co-written the abovementioned "Here With Me" with Cronin), Miles Joseph on lead guitar and Graham Lear on drums.