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"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, REO Speedwagon, released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer.
The sound of a band has to come from the band itself. That's when we decided to fire our producer and start producing ourselves. There's a million ways you can play any song. One way seems to use the way the song wants to be. [9] In 2021, REO Speedwagon's home state of Illinois used the song as "Time for Me to Drive" for a tourism campaign. [10]
The song first appeared on REO Speedwagon's 1980 album Hi Infidelity. It was the first REO Speedwagon single to break the top 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , reaching the number-one spot for one week in March 1981. [ 4 ]
"Take It on the Run" is a song by American rock band REO Speedwagon off the band's ninth studio album Hi Infidelity (1980). The song was written by lead guitarist Gary Richrath. "Take It on the Run" was the follow-up single behind the group's number-one hit, "Keep On Loving You". The single went gold on April 17, 1989.
Cronin has stated that the original version of the song very simple, very almost like ‘50s doo-wop melody and chord structure. [6] The original chord structure was G Major, E Minor, C Major, D Major, similar to the Beatles' "This Boy" among many other songs. [6] The music of "In Your Letter" is a throwback to songs of the 1950s and 1960s.
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.
REO and Chicago teamed up again in 2018 for a 30-city tour. [26] 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. After the appearance, four of REO's songs reentered the Billboard rock charts. [27]
[10] [11] According to REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, the song is about a relationship Cronin had, and it took Cronin several years to come up with all the lyrics. [12] According to Cronin, the inspiration for the song was the hurt he felt when he became attracted to a woman who was part of his friend group.