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The Hits is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. It contains hits such as "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Keep on Loving You," as well as new tracks "Here With Me" and "I Don't Want to Lose You." "Here with Me" cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart; however, it would be the last single to feature drummer Alan Gratzer and guitarist Gary Richrath, as they each left the band within the year following this album's release. The album sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. which led it to go 4× Platinum.

A conspicuous absentee from the album is "Keep the Fire Burnin'," which reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1982. The collection is one of several released by the band's label. The album was remastered and reissued in 2002.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."I Don't Want to Lose You" (+) (#)Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg 3:08
2."Here with Me" (+) (#)Rick Braun, Kevin Cronin 5:05
3."Roll with the Changes"CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish (1978)5:37
4."Keep on Loving You"CroninHi Infidelity (1980)3:21
5."That Ain't Love"CroninLife as We Know It (1987)4:02
6."Take It on the Run"Gary RichrathHi Infidelity4:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
7."Don't Let Him Go"CroninHi Infidelity3:48
8."Can't Fight This Feeling"CroninWheels Are Turnin' (1984)4:55
9."Keep Pushin'"CroninR.E.O. (1976)4:06
10."In My Dreams"Cronin, KellyLife as We Know It4:31
11."Time for Me to Fly"CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish3:44
12."Ridin' the Storm Out" (live)RichrathLive: You Get What You Play For (1977)5:51
2002 CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Don't Want to Lose You" (+) (#)Kelly, SteinbergKeith Olsen3:08
2."Here with Me" (+) (#)Cronin, BraunOlsen5:05
3."Roll with the Changes"CroninKevin Cronin, Gary Richrath5:37
4."Keep on Loving You"CroninKevin Beamish, Cronin, Richrath3:21
5."That Ain't Love"CroninDavid Devore, Cronin, Richrath, Alan Gratzer4:02
6."Take It on the Run"RichrathBeamish, Cronin, Richrath4:02
7."In My Dreams"Cronin, KellyDevore, Cronin, Richrath, Gratzer4:31
8."Don't Let Him Go"CroninBeamish, Cronin, Richrath3:48
9."Can't Fight This Feeling"CroninCronin, Richrath, Gratzer4:55
10."Keep Pushin'"CroninJohn Stronach4:06
11."Time for Me to Fly"CroninCronin, Richrath3:44
12."One Lonely Night" (Only on CD releases)Neal DoughtyCronin, Richrath, Gratzer3:23
13."Back on the Road Again" (Only on CD releases)Bruce HallBeamish, Cronin, Richrath5:29
14."Ridin' the Storm Out" (live)RichrathStronach, John Henning, Richrath5:51
Total length:61:07

(+) Previously unreleased; (#) digitally recorded.

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Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. ^ a b c "The Hits Billboard Albums / Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ^ "Top Albums/CD's – Volume 48, No. 16, August 6, 1988". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. August 6, 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 48, No. 20, September 3, 1988". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. September 3, 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – R.E.O._Speedwagon – The Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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