Life as We Know It (REO Speedwagon album)

For the album by Lonestar, see Life as We Know It (Lonestar album).

Life as We Know It
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	February 1987
Recorded	April–December 1986; Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Rock
Length	40:19
Label	Epic
Producer	Kevin Cronin Gary Richrath Alan Gratzer David DeVore
REO Speedwagon chronology
Wheels Are Turnin' (1984) Life as We Know It (1987) The Hits (1988)

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Life as We Know It is the twelfth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It features "That Ain't Love" and "In My Dreams", both of which were Top 20 hits while "Variety Tonight" reached #60 on the Hot 100. "One Too Many Girlfriends" showcased the growing tensions between band members Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath. At one point, "New Way to Love" was considered for use in the film Top Gun. This is the group's final studio release with Richrath and Gratzer, as well as their final top 40 album to date.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New Way to Love"	Kevin Cronin	4:08
2.	"That Ain't Love"	Cronin	4:01
3.	"In My Dreams"	Cronin, Tom Kelly	4:30
4.	"One Too Many Girlfriends"	Cronin	3:57
5.	"Variety Tonight"	Neal Doughty	4:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Screams and Whispers"	Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg	3:29
7.	"Can't Get You Out of My Heart"	Cronin, Kelly, Steinberg	3:33
8.	"Over the Edge"	Kelly, Richrath, Steinberg	3:56
9.	"Accidents Can Happen"	Bruce Hall, Jeffery B. Hall	4:20
10.	"Tired of Getting Nowhere"	Cronin	4:11

Personnel

• Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gary Richrath – lead guitar
• Neal Doughty – keyboards
• Bruce Hall – bass, backing vocals (lead on track 9)
• Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals

References

• REO Speedwagon - Life As We Know It @ MSN Music