1980 REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity
Hi Infidelity is the ninth studio album by the band REO Speedwagon, released on November 21, 1980. The album became a big hit in the United States peaking at number one on the Billboard 200. It went on to become the biggest selling rock album of 1981, eventually being certified 10 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Of the four singles released, “Take It on the Run” went to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the band got their first of two number one hits with “Keep On Loving You”.
Tracks
1 Don’t Let Him Go (Kevin Cronin) 3:46
2 Keep On Loving You (Kevin Cronin) 3:22
3 Follow My Heart (Tom Kelly; Gary Richrath) 3:50
4 In Your Letter (Gary Richrath) 3:17
5 Take It On The Run (Gary Richrath) 4:01
6 Tough Guys (Kevin Cronin) 3:50
7 Out Of Season (Kevin Cronin; Tom Kelly) 3:07
8 Shakin’ It Loose (Gary Richrath) 2:25
9 Someone Tonight (Bruce Hall) 2:40
10 I Wish You Were There (Kevin Cronin) 4:27
Biography
Musicians
1 Don’t Let Him Go
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Organ | Neal Doughty |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
2 Keep On Loving You
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Acoustic Bass | Kevin Cronin |
| Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
3 Follow My Heart
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Hammond Organ | Neal Doughty |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
4 In Your Letter
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| 12 String Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Piano | Neal Doughty |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | N Yoletta |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
5 Take It On The Run
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Organ | Neal Doughty |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
6 Tough Guys
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
7 Out Of Season
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
8 Shakin’ It Loose
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Piano | Neal Doughty |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
9 Someone Tonight
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
10 I Wish You Were There
| Bass | Bruce Hall |
| Drums | Alan Gratzer |
| Guitar | Gary Richrath |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
| Hammond Organ | Neal Doughty |
| Piano | Kevin Cronin |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
Liner Notes
Co-producer – Alan Gratzer
Arranged By – Kevin Cronin
Engineer – Kevin Beamish
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Eccles, Tom Cummings
Photography – Aaron Rapoport
Mastered At Customatrix
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc