The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken is the thirteenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, and was released in 1990. To date, it's the last REO album to chart, peaking at #129 on the Billboard 200. The song "Love Is a Rock" reached #66 on Billboard's Hot 100, and "Live It Up" reached #6 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Following the departure of two long-time members, guitarist and songwriter Gary Richrath and drummer Alan Gratzer, almost one half of the songs on this album were written or co-written by keyboardist Jesse Harms. It is also the first album to include guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
[edit] Track listing
- "Love Is a Rock" (Kevin Cronin) - 5:36
- "The Heart Survives" (Cronin, Jesse Harms) - 4:50
- "Live It Up" (Harms) - 4:00
- "All Heaven Broke Loose" (Harms, Adrian Gurvitz, Neal Doughty) - 4:11
- "Love in the Future" (Cronin, Tom Kelly) - 4:32
- "Half Way" (Cronin, Harms, Mark Spiro) - 4:17
- "Love to Hate" (Harms) - 4:09
- "You Won't See Me" (Cronin) - 3:21
- "Can't Lie to My Heart" (Cronin, Diane Warren) - 4:40
- "L.I.A.R." (Cronin, Doughty, Bruce Hall, Bryan Hitt, Dave Amato) - 3:09
- "Go for Broke" (Cronin, Doughty, Hall, Amato, Harms) - 3:28
[edit] Personnel
REO Speedwagon
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
The Billboard 200 |
129 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
"Love is a Rock" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
66 |
| 1990 |
"Love is a Rock" |
Mainstream Rock |
31 |
| 1990 |
"Live it Up" |
Mainstream Rock |
6 |
[edit] External links
The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken at Allmusic
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