R.E.O./T.W.O.

Studio album by REO Speedwagon

Released

December 1972

Recorded

Summer 1972 at Columbia Studios in Nashville

Genre

rock, hard rock

Length

43:48

Label

Epic

Producer

Paul Leka, Billy Rose II

REO Speedwagon chronology

REO Speedwagon
(1971)

R.E.O./T.W.O.
(1972)

Ridin' the Storm Out
(1973)

R.E.O./T.W.O. is the second studio album released by the Illinois-based rock band REO Speedwagon, released in 1972. Under the leadership of guitarist Gary Richrath, this album continued the musical direction set on 1971's REO Speedwagon with Richrath's own classic compositions carrying the record.

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; however it still retained the progressive rock leanings that they were to ditch following the arrival of Mike Murphy^[1] and did not even have a slightly successful single to rival “Sophisticated Lady”. Despite this and R.E.O./T.W.O.’s failure to dent the Billboard Top 200, it has remained more readily available than the debut. The album went gold on August 13, 1981.

The album introduced Kevin Cronin as vocalist and contributing song writer to the band, replacing Terry Luttrell. Highlights of the album include Richrath’s “Golden Country”, a compelling political statement as well as "Like You Do". Both songs, as well as Cronin’s “Music Man”, are frequently part of the band's current setlist.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let Me Ride"	Kevin Cronin	6:00
2.	"How the Story Goes"	Gary Richrath	3:34
3.	"Little Queenie"	Chuck Berry	6:39
4.	"Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)"	Cronin	6:02

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Music Man"	Cronin	4:38
6.	"Like You Do"	Richrath	5:57
7.	"Flash Tan Queen"	Richrath	4:23
8.	"Golden Country"	Richrath	6:33

Personnel

REO Speedwagon^[2]

Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Gary Richrath - lead guitar
Neal Doughty - keyboards
Gregg Philbin - bass, backing vocals
Alan Gratzer - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel^[2]

Boots Randolph - saxophone (track 3)
Kelly Bowen - backing vocals (track 1)
Tomi Lee Bradly - backing vocals (track 1)

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Title	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	December 1972	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Epic Records	Stereo Vinyl	E-31745
USA	1972	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Epic Records	Tape	PET-31745
USA	1972	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Epic Records	8 TRK	E31745
USA	1990	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Epic Records	CD	EK 31745
UK	2007	R.E.O. Speedwagon / R.E.O./T.W.O.	BGO Records	2-CD (Digitally re-mastered)	BGOCD775
Japan	2011	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Sony Music	CD (DSD-Remaster)	EICP 1481
Germany	2013	R.E.O./T.W.O.	Yellow Label	(Coloured) Vinyl	SPV 266141 LP

References

↑ Roll Over Beethoven. Emusic Spotlight.
1 2 R.E.O. Speedwagon — R.E.O. Speedwagon / R.E.O.T.W.O. BGO Records. 2007. p. 4.
↑ "American album certifications – R.E.O. Speedwagon – R.E.O./T.W.O.". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 2, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

REO Speedwagon

Neal Doughty Kevin Cronin Bruce Hall Dave Amato Bryan Hitt Alan Gratzer Mike Blair Joe Matt Gregg Philbin Terry Luttrell Bob Crownover Joe McCabe Marty Shepard Bill Fiorio Steve Scorfina Gary Richrath Mike Murphy Graham Lear Miles Joseph Carla Day Melanie Jackson Jesse Harms

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 Live-Plus Extended Versions Hi Infidelity Then Again...Live Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live Live in Germany 1982 Live Chicago 1979 Live At Moondance Jam Metro Center Rockford Illinois, 15th July 1983

Compilation albums	A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 Best Foot Forward The Hits The Second Decade of Rock and Roll 1981 to 1991 Keep On Loving You – Best Starbox Believe in Rock and Roll Only The Strong Survive Premium Best The Ballads Take It On The Run Simply The Best Keep On Rollin' The Essential REO Speedwagon Rock Breakout Years: 1981 Collections Greatest Hits, Steel Box Collection Playlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon The Box Set Series

Singles	"157 Riverside Avenue" "Sophisticated Lady" "Ridin' the Storm Out" "Reelin'" "Keep Pushin'" "Ridin' the Storm Out" (live) "Roll with the Changes" "Time for Me to Fly" "Only the Strong Survive" "Keep On Loving You" "Take It on the Run" "Don't Let Him Go" "In Your Letter" "Tough Guys" "Out of Season" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "Sweet Time" "The Key" "Stillness of the Night" "Good Trouble" "I Do' Wanna Know" "Can't Fight This Feeling" "One Lonely Night" "Live Every Moment" "Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)" "That Ain't Love" "Variety Tonight" "In My Dreams" "Here with Me" "Live It Up" "Love Is a Rock" "I Needed to Fall" "Find Your Own Way Home" "Can't Stop Rockin" (W Styx)

Video albums	FM Live Infidelity Wheels are Turnin' A Video Anthology 1978–1990 Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Live-Plus Real Artist Working Live Aid (1985) XM Artists Confidential PBS "SoundStage" Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon, The Yule Log DVD Out of Nowhere: Champaign Music Scene Documentary Live in Germany 1982 Live at Moondance Jam

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