The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album)

The Ballads
The Ballads
Compilation album by REO Speedwagon
Released	August 3, 1999
Recorded	1978-99
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	55:30
Label	Epic
Producer	Various
REO Speedwagon chronology

The Ballads is a 1999 compilation album by REO Speedwagon. It features some of the band's previously recorded hit ballads as well as two new songs, Just For You and Til The Rivers Run Dry.

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Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just for You"	Kevin Cronin, Jim Peterik	4:38
2.	"Time for Me to Fly"	Kevin Cronin	3:37
3.	"Keep On Loving You"	Kevin Cronin	3:22
4.	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	Kevin Cronin	4:54
5.	"Take It on the Run"	Gary Richrath	4:00
6.	"Til the Rivers Run Dry"	Kevin Cronin, Jimmy Scott^[2]	4:14
7.	"In My Dreams"	Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly	4:30
8.	"Here with Me"	Kevin Cronin, Rick Braun	5:05
9.	"Building the Bridge"	Kevin Cronin	4:15
10.	"One Lonely Night"	Neal Doughty	3:21
11.	"The Heart Survives"	Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms	4:51
12.	"After Tonight"	Bruce Hall	4:09
13.	"I Wish You Were There"	Kevin Cronin	4:28

Taiwan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Love is a Rock"	Kevin Cronin	5:32
15.	"Live Every Moment"	Kevin Cronin	5.01
16.	"Keep On Loving You '89"	Kevin Cronin	3:57
Total length:			70:07

Personnel[edit]

REO Speedwagon^[3]

Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Amato - lead guitar, backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14
Neal Doughty - keyboards
Bruce Hall - bass, backing vocals
Bryan Hitt - drums on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14

Other Personnel[edit]

Gary Richrath - lead guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 16
Alan Gratzer - drums, backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13 and 15
Jesse Harms - keyboards on tracks 11 and 14
Graham Lear - drums on track 16

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	August 3, 1999	Epic Records	CD	EK 69425
USA	August 3, 1999	Epic Records	Tape	69425
Taiwan	September 14, 1999	Epic Records	CD (bonus tracks)	495499.2
UK	January 17, 2000	Epic Records	CD	4953242

References[edit]

^ "REO Speedwagon - The Ballads at Discogs". Discogs™ website. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Jimmy Scott, songwriter".
^ REO Speedwagon The Ballads. Sony Music Entertainment. 1999. p. 7.

[1] "REO Speedwagon - The Ballads at Discogs". Discogs™ website. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

[2] "Jimmy Scott, songwriter".

[3] REO Speedwagon The Ballads. Sony Music Entertainment. 1999. p. 7.

[mm-4] Doughty retired from touring in 2023. He is, however, still considered an official member of the band.

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v t e REO Speedwagon
Neal Doughty^[a] Kevin Cronin Bruce Hall Dave Amato Bryan Hitt Former members
Studio albums	R.E.O. Speedwagon R.E.O./T.W.O. Ridin' the Storm Out Lost in a Dream This Time We Mean It R.E.O. You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish Nine Lives Hi Infidelity Good Trouble Wheels Are Turnin' Life as We Know It The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken Building the Bridge Find Your Own Way Home Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon
Live albums	Live: You Get What You Play For Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Hi Infidelity Then Again...Live
Compilation albums	The Hits The Ballads The Essential REO Speedwagon
Singles	"157 Riverside Avenue" "Time for Me to Fly" "Keep On Loving You" "Take It on the Run" "Don't Let Him Go" "In Your Letter" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "I Do' Wanna Know" "Can't Fight This Feeling" "One Lonely Night" "Live Every Moment" "In My Dreams" "I Needed to Fall"
Video albums	FM Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Live Aid (1985) XM Artists Confidential Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon, The Yule Log DVD
Related articles	Discography Members
Notes	^ Doughty retired from touring in 2023. He is, however, still considered an official member of the band.