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You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish is the seventh studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1978. It was their first album to be co-produced by lead singer Kevin Cronin and lead guitarist Gary Richrath. The album was REO's first to make the Top 40, peaking at No. 29.[3] The album sold over 2 million copies in the US, which led it to being certified 2× Platinum.

This is the first album to feature Bruce Hall on bass, replacing Gregg Philbin. In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.

The hit "Time for Me to Fly" has since become one of the band's best-known songs, and was later covered in a bluegrass arrangement by Dolly Parton on her 1989 album White Limozeen. In 2005, the album cover was featured on Pitchfork Media's list of "The Worst Record Covers of All Time",[4] and in 2014 its title was featured in NME's list of "The 50 Worst Album Titles in History".[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roll with the Changes"Kevin Cronin5:37
2."Time for Me to Fly"Cronin3:42
3."Runnin' Blind"Debbie Mackron, Gary Richrath3:08
4."Blazin' Your Own Trail Again"Cronin3:32
5."Sing to Me"Richrath2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Lucky for You"Cronin, Richrath5:02
7."Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight?"Richrath2:53
8."The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot" (Instrumental)Richrath2:17
9."Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight"Cronin, Richrath4:58

Personnel

REO Speedwagon[6]

Additional personnel

  • Lon Price – saxophone (track 9)
  • Angelle Trosclair, Denise McCall, Denny Henson, Tom Kelly – backing vocals

Production

  • Paul Grupp – producer, engineer
  • John Boylan – executive producer

Charts

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog #
United States March 16, 1978 Epic Stereo vinyl E-35082
1978 Tape PET-35082
8-track E35082
1985 CD EK35082
2000 CD (Remaster) EK-61613
Japan 2011 Sony Music CD (DSD-Remaster) EICP 1488
United Kingdom 2013 Rock Candy Records CD-24 bit audio
(Remastered & Reloaded) 		CANDY176

References

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish at AllMusic
  2. ^ "REO Speedwagon: You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 2 October 2007.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  4. ^ "The Worst Record Covers of All Time - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  5. ^ "The 50 Worst Album Titles Ever - NME". 10 March 2015.
  6. ^ REO Speedwagon — You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish. Rock Candy Records Ltd. 2013. p. 16.
  7. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History – REO Speedwagon". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. ^ "Top Albums/CD's – Volume 29, No. 12, June 17, 1978". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. June 17, 1978. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 6/24/78". tropicalglen.com.
  10. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 29, No. 13, June 24, 1978". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. June 24, 1978. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 29, No. 24, September 9, 1978". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. September 9, 1978. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – R.E.O._Speedwagon – You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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