REO Speedwagon (album)

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REO Speedwagon
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	1971
Recorded	1970 Connecticut Recording Studios Inc. "Prison Women" recorded at Columbia recording studios Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	38 min.
Label	Epic
Producer	Paul Leka Billy Rose III
Professional reviews
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REO Speedwagon chronology
REO Speedwagon (1971) R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)

REO Speedwagon was the debut album by American rock band REO Speedwagon. Released in 1971, it was the only album recorded with singer Terry Luttrell until Kevin Cronin joined the band for R.E.O./T.W.O. The album sold well and produced the fan favorites "157 Riverside Avenue," "Sophisticated Lady" and "Lay Me Down." The songs "157 Riverside Avenue" and "Lay Me Down" were subsequently recorded on the live album "Live: You Get What You Play For." "157 Riverside Avenue" and "Sophisticated Lady" were both featured on the compilatation album "A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980." In 2007, the British company BGO Records released REO Speedwagon and R.E.O./T.W.O. together (BGOCD775), marking the first time the band's first album was widely available in CD format.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Gypsy Woman's Passion" (REO Speedwagon) – 5:17
2. "157 Riverside Avenue" (Doughty/Richrath/Philbin/Gratzer/Luttrell) – 3:57
3. "Anti-Establishment Man" (REO Speedwagon) – 5:21
4. "Lay Me Down" (REO Speedwagon) – 3:51
5. "Sophisticated Lady" (REO Speedwagon) – 4:00
6. "Five Men Were Killed Today" (REO Speedwagon) – 3:00
7. "Prison Women" (REO Speedwagon) – 2:36
8. "Dead at Last" (REO Speedwagon) – 10:08

[edit] Personnel

Terry Luttrell - Vocals
Gary Richrath - Guitar
Gregg Philbin - Bass
Neal Doughty - Keyboards
Alan Gratzer - Drums

v • d • e REO Speedwagon Kevin Cronin • Dave Amato • Neal Doughty • Bruce Hall • Bryan Hitt Gary Richrath • Alan Gratzer • Gregg Philbin • Terry Luttrell • Mike Murphy • Duke Tumatoe • Jesse Harms • Graham Lear • Miles Joseph • Steve Scorfina • Joe McCabe • Mike Blair • Joe Matt • Marty Sheppard • Bob Crownover Studio albums REO 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 Live albums Live: You Get What You Play For • Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Compilations The Ballads Songs "157 Riverside Avenue" • "Keep On Loving You" • "Take It on the Run" • "Can't Fight This Feeling"