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Essential REO Speedwagon album for sale Product Description
Essential REO Speedwagon album for sale by REO Speedwagon was released Aug 10, 2004 on the Epic Legacy label. Named after an early pickup truck, this band from Champaign, Illinois recorded some of America's most popular arena rock. THE ESSENTIAL REO SPEEDWAGON charts the group's progress from 1971 to 1999, from the early riff-rockers on which the act built its fanbase to the juggernaut hits of the early 1980s to a handful of later recordings. Kevin Cronin and company certainly know their way around an anthemic ballad, as evidenced on the guitar-driven "Keep on Loving You," the powerfully catchy "Take It on the Run," and keyboard-laden "Can't Fight This Feeling." The earlier collection THE HITS places all of REO Speedwagon's radio-friendly singles in a more concise, single-disc package for casual fans, but, for those wishing to delve further into the band's catalog, this double-CD compilation is indeed essential. Essential REO Speedwagon CD music is a 2-disc set with 33 songs. ...See Full Description
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| Finally! Finally! A 'best of' by REO with all the relevent hits spanning their career. Good choice of songs overall, even if some of the songs late in their career were kinda sappy. By Mark (Ft. Worth, Texas)  |
| REO Rocks, always has always will! The selection of tunes for this CD is awesome! The longtime fan especially, will enjoy each and every track! Great liner notes written by lead singer and songwriter for REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin telling the band's story and why it is Essential for the ultimate Speedwagon fan to own it! By karenledsworth (Peck Michigan, USA)  |
| Its a great CD This has all the songs that you would want to listin to from REO Speedwagon. Its great. By stevie (Denison, IA, USA) |
| A good overview of a great band. Essential is a good word to describe this set. This is the bare minimum REO Speedwagon a person would need. A very casual listener could, in theory, get away with buying only this CD. By Mike (Chicago, IL, USA) |
| Good Album I like this Album, prefer CD2 Very good! I love Reo Speedwagon, they are Simply the best By jeni (South Africa)  |
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Essential REO Speedwagon songs Product Details
| CD Universe Part number | 6759406 |
| Label | Epic Legacy |
| Orig Year | 2004 |
| Catalog number | 86015 |
| Discs | 2 |
| Release Date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Studio/Live | Studio |
| Mono/Stereo | Stereo |
| Producer | Kevin Cronin; Gary Richrath; David DeVore; Kevin Olsen; Greg Ladanyi; Jesse Harms; John Henning; John Stronach; Kevin Beamish; Alan Gratzer; Paul Grupp; Paul Leka; Peter Asher; Tom Lord-Alge; Bill Halverson; Kevin Cronin (Compilation); Al Quaglieri (Compilation) |
| Recording Time | 154 minutes |
| Personnel | Gary Richrath - guitar Kevin Cronin - vocals, guitar, piano Bruce Hall - bass guitar Mike Murphy - vocals
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| Additional Info | Remastered |
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