1980 REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You (US:#1 UK:#7)
“Keep On Loving You” is a soft rock power ballad written by Kevin Cronin and performed by American rock band REO Speedwagon. It features the lead guitar work of Gary Richrath. 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. The single was certified Platinum for U.S. sales of over one million copies. It peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. “Keep On Loving You” has been a mainstay on 1980s soft rock compilations and has appeared on dozens of ‘various artists’ compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums
Album
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 […]
Musicians
| 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 |
Produced By
Kevin Cronin
Gary Richrath
Kevin Beamish
Songwriters
Kevin Cronin
Charts
US:#1
UK:#7