Ridin' the Storm Out

Ridin' the Storm Out
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	December 1973
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:26
Label	Epic
Producer	Bill Halverson
REO Speedwagon chronology
R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972) Ridin' the Storm Out (1973) Lost in a Dream (1974)

Ridin' the Storm Out is the third album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1973. It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals. The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin, but he left the band before the album was finished, due to creative differences. The title track would later become a hit for the band on their live album, after Cronin had returned to the band. Cronin's original version of "Son of a Poor Man" is featured on the compilation album A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980. "Son of a Poor Man" and "Ridin' the Storm Out" were featured on the live album Live: You Get What You Play For. "Ridin' the Storm Out" is also a downloadable track in the music video game Rock Band.

The song is in chromatic-minor.

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Track listing

1. "Ridin' the Storm Out" (Gary Richrath) - 4:12
2. "Whiskey Night" (Richrath) - 4:42
3. "Oh Woman" (Richrath) - 2:46
4. "Find My Fortune" (Richrath) - 2:53
5. "Open Up" (Stephen Stills) - 3:31
6. "Movin'" (Kevin Cronin) - 3:20
7. "Son of a Poor Man" (Richrath) - 3:44
8. "Start a New Life" (Richrath) - 3:50
9. "It's Everywhere" (Cronin) - 3:26
10. "Without Expression (Don't Be That Man)" (Terry Reid) - 3:51

Personnel

• Mike Murphy - lead vocals
• Gary Richrath - guitar, lead vocals on "Find My Fortune"
• Gregg Philbin - bass guitar
• Neal Doughty - keyboards
• Alan Gratzer - drums