The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album)

1999 compilation album by REO Speedwagon

The Ballads

Compilation album by

REO Speedwagon

Released| August 3, 1999
Recorded| 1978–99
Genre| Rock,[1] soft rock
Length| 55:30
Label| Epic
Producer| Various
REO Speedwagon chronology
| Building the Bridge
(1996)  | The Ballads
(1999)  | Find Your Own Way Home
(2007)

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The Ballads is a 1999 compilation album by REO Speedwagon. It features some of the band's previously recorded hit ballads as well as two new songs, Just For You and Til The Rivers Run Dry.

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## Track listing

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1.| "Just for You"| Kevin Cronin, Jim Peterik| 4:38
2.| "Time for Me to Fly"| Kevin Cronin| 3:37
3.| "Keep On Loving You"| Kevin Cronin| 3:22
4.| "Can't Fight This Feeling"| Kevin Cronin| 4:54
5.| "Take It on the Run"| Gary Richrath| 4:00
6.| "Til the Rivers Run Dry"| Kevin Cronin, Jimmy Scott[2]| 4:14
7.| "In My Dreams"| Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly| 4:30
8.| "Here with Me"| Kevin Cronin, Rick Braun| 5:05
9.| "Building the Bridge"| Kevin Cronin| 4:15
10.| "One Lonely Night"| Neal Doughty| 3:21
11.| "The Heart Survives"| Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms| 4:51
12.| "After Tonight"| Bruce Hall| 4:09
13.| "I Wish You Were There"| Kevin Cronin| 4:28

Taiwan bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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14.| "Love is a Rock"| Kevin Cronin| 5:32
15.| "Live Every Moment"| Kevin Cronin| 5.01
16.| "Keep On Loving You '89"| Kevin Cronin| 3:57
Total length:| 70:07

## Personnel

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REO Speedwagon[3]

* Kevin Cronin \- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Dave Amato \- lead guitar, backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14
* Neal Doughty \- keyboards
* Bruce Hall \- bass, backing vocals
* Bryan Hitt \- drums on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14

## Other Personnel

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* Gary Richrath \- lead guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 16
* Alan Gratzer \- drums, backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13 and 15
* Jesse Harms \- keyboards on tracks 11 and 14
* Graham Lear \- drums on track 16

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog #

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USA  | August 3, 1999  | Epic Records | CD | EK 69425
USA  | August 3, 1999  | Epic Records  | Tape | 69425
Taiwan  | September 14, 1999  | Epic Records  | CD (bonus tracks)  | 495499.2
UK  | January 17, 2000  | Epic Records  | CD  | 4953242

## References

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1. ^ "REO Speedwagon - The Ballads at Discogs". Discogs™ website. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
2. ^ "Jimmy Scott, songwriter".
3. ^ REO Speedwagon The Ballads. Sony Music Entertainment. 1999. p. 7.

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REO Speedwagon

* Neal Doughty
* Kevin Cronin
* Bruce Hall
* Dave Amato
* Bryan Hitt

Former members

Studio albums|

* R.E.O. 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
* Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon

Live albums|

* Live: You Get What You Play For
* Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
* Hi Infidelity Then Again...Live

Compilation albums|

* The Hits
* The Ballads
* The Essential REO Speedwagon

Singles|

* "157 Riverside Avenue"
* "Time for Me to Fly"
* "Keep On Loving You"
* "Take It on the Run"
* "Don't Let Him Go"
* "In Your Letter"
* "Keep the Fire Burnin'"
* "I Do' Wanna Know"
* "Can't Fight This Feeling"
* "One Lonely Night"
* "Live Every Moment"
* "In My Dreams"
* "I Needed to Fall"

Video albums|

* FM
* Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
* Live Aid (1985)
* XM Artists Confidential
* Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon, The Yule Log DVD

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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