The Classic Years: 1978–1990 (deluxe edition)

~ Release by REO Speedwagon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

9 × CD, Compilation, Remastered
Box Set, Deluxe Edition

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-11 18:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978)
#TitleRatingLength
1Roll With the Changes
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
acoustic guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead guitars]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Roll With the Changes (in 1977-10)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music, Roliram Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
35:36
2Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitars] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
3:41
3Time for Me to Fly
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitars] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Moog [Moog synthesizer]:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Time for Me to Fly (in 1977-10)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3.43:08
4Lucky for You
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
piano:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
3:32
5The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead guitars]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
piano:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
composer:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Martin Bandier Music, R2M Music (BMI), Slam Dunk Music (work publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:35
6Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
piano:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
saxophone:
Lon Price
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight (in 1977-10)
writer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter) and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Buddy Music, Charles Koppelman Music, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Fate Music, Jonathan Three Music Co., KBL Associates, Martin Bandier Music, R2M Music (BMI), Slam Dunk Music (work publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:01
7Runnin’ Blind
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
2:53
8Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight?
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
piano:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
2:17
9Sing to Me
additional engineer:
Gary Lubow
engineer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Paul Grupp and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Moog [Moog synthesizer]:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound City in Van Nuys, California, United States
4:59
10Roll With the Changes (short version)
recording of:
Roll With the Changes
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music, Roliram Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
2:54
11Roll With the Changes (long version)
recording of:
Roll With the Changes
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music, Roliram Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:55
12Time for Me to Fly (edit)
recording of:
Time for Me to Fly
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
2:48
13Son of a Poor Mann (live)
live recording of:
Son of a Poor Man
writer:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
4:26
14(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come (live)
live recording of:
(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come
writer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
4:53
15Flying Turkey Trot (live)
live recording of:
Flying Turkey Trot
writer:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
2:33
16Keep Pushin’ (live)
live recording of:
Keep Pushin’
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Fate Music, VMG Copyrights, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:50
17Ridin’ the Storm Out (live)
live recording of:
Ridin’ the Storm Out
lyricist and composer:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jonathan Three Music Co., Slam Dunk Music (work publisher), The EMP Company, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:42
18Piano Interlude (live)
0:36
19157 Riverside Avenue (live)
live recording of:
157 Riverside Avenue
writer:
Neal Doughty (keyboards), Alan Gratzer (drummer), Terry Luttrell, Gregg Philbin (rock bassist) and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Jonathan Three Music Co., R2M Music (BMI), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), The EMP Company, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
10:56
2▶CD: Nine Lives (1979)
3▶CD: Hi Infidelity (1980)
4▶CD: Hi Infidelity (1980): Demos
5▶CD: Good Trouble (1982)
6▶CD: Wheels Are Turnin’ (1984)
7▶CD: Life as We Know It (1987)
8▶CD: The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken (1990)
9▶CD: Live (1980–1990)