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"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 ".
REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, was an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s.
[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.
"Time for Me to Fly" is a song by American rock band REO Speedwagon, released in 1978 as the second single from the album You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish. It was written by lead singer Kevin Cronin and took 10 years to write. [2]
Don't Let Him Go" has appeared on several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums. [3] Cronin recalls "Don't Let Him Go" being the first song he wrote for Hi Infidelity. [4] Like the #1 single from the album, "Keep on Loving You," the lyrics of "Don't Let Him Go" are about breaking up with a longtime girlfriend. [5]
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] The single was certified platinum for U.S. sales of over one million copies. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles ...
"In Your Letter" is a song written by Gary Richrath that was first released on REO Speedwagon's 1980 album Hi Infidelity.It was released as the fourth single from the album and just made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #20. [1]
"I Do' Wanna Know" was included on several REO Speedwagon compilation albums and several multi-artist compilation albums of hits from 1984. [17] A live version was released on The Second Decade of Rock and Roll, 1981-1991, which DeGagne praised for being energetic while "keeping with [its] original form." [18]