1982 REO Speedwagon – Good Trouble
Good Trouble is the tenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1982 as a follow-up to Hi Infidelity. It was the second-best selling album in the band’s history, subsequently tied with Wheels Are Turnin’, peaking at #7 on the Billboard charts. The single “Keep the Fire Burnin'” gave the band a #7 hit on Billboard’s Pop Singles Chart and a #2 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their highest-charting hit on this chart.
None of the songs from this album have been performed by the band in concert since 1983 except “Keep the Fire Burnin'”, which was played as an acoustic version in their two shows at Valencia, Venezuela during the “Live As We Know It Tour ’87,” and has been played occasionally in more recent years. “The Key” was part of a five-song medley the band performed during their 2001 tour. In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.
Tracks
1 Keep The Fire Burnin’ (Kevin Cronin) 03:55
2 Sweet Time (Kevin Cronin) 03:09
3 Girl With The Heart Of Gold (Bruce Hall) 04:26
4 Every Now And Then (Gary Richrath) 04:00
5 I’ll Follow You (Gary Richrath) 04:25
6 The Key (Kevin Cronin) 03:26
7 Back In My Heart Again (Gary Richrath) 03:20
8 Let’s Be-Bop (Bruce Hall) 03:15
9 Stillness Of The Night (Gary Richrath) 03:44
10 Good Trouble (Kevin Cronin) 04:10
Biography
Musicians
1 Keep The Fire Burnin’
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Organ | Neal Doughty |
Piano | Kevin Cronin |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
2 Sweet Time
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Organ | Neal Doughty |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
3 Girl With The Heart Of Gold
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
Tambourine | Alan Gratzer |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Vocals | Bruce Hall |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
4 Every Now And Then
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Piano | Neal Doughty |
Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
5 I’ll Follow You
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Piano | Neal Doughty |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
6 The Key
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Organ | Neal Doughty |
Piano | Neal Doughty |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
7 Back In My Heart Again
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Tambourine | Alan Gratzer |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Piano | Neal Doughty |
Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
8 Let’s Be-Bop
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Organ | Neal Doughty |
Background Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
Vocals | Bruce Hall |
9 Stillness Of The Night
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Acoustic Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Synthesizer | Neal Doughty |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
10 Good Trouble
Bass | Bruce Hall |
Drums | Alan Gratzer |
Guitar | Gary Richrath |
Guitar | Kevin Cronin |
Organ | Neal Doughty |
Vocals | Kevin Cronin |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Kevin Cronin, REO Speedwagon
Engineer – Kevin Beamish
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Barris, Tom Cummings
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh, Ron Larson
Photography – Aaron Rapoport
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Mixed At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Sound City Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc.
Copyright Fate Music
Copyright Large Music
Copyright Slam Dunk Music