Hi Infidelity

For the Italian film, see High Infidelity.

Hi Infidelity

Studio album by REO Speedwagon

Released

November 21, 1980

Recorded

March–October 1980

Genre

Rock

Length

34:55

Label

Epic

Producer

Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath

REO Speedwagon chronology

Nine Lives
(1979)

Hi Infidelity
(1980)

Good Trouble
(1982)

Singles from Hi Infidelity

"Keep On Loving You"
Released: November 4, 1980
"Take It on the Run"
Released: January 1981
"Don't Let Him Go"
Released: 1981
"In Your Letter"
Released: 1981
"Tough Guys"
Released: 1981
"Out of Season"
Released: 1981

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B−^[2]

Hi Infidelity is the ninth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It went on to become the biggest selling rock LP of 1981, eventually selling over ten million copies. Six songs from this album hit Billboard charts, including "Keep On Loving You" which was the band's first Number 1 hit, and "Take It on the Run", which reached No. 5 on the charts. The album title is a play on the term Hi-Fi (high fidelity), and the album art is an illustration of this pun where an act of sexual infidelity is occurring while the man is putting a record LP to play on the hi-fi stereo. The song "Tough Guys" uses an audio clip from the 1938 Our Gang episode Hearts Are Thumps.

In October 2004, the band recorded the songs of this album live from beginning to end for an XM Radio "Then Again Live" special.

On July 19, 2011, Sony Music rereleased Hi Infidelity with bonus demo tracks for the album's 30th anniversary.^[3]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Let Him Go"	Kevin Cronin	3:47
2.	"Keep On Loving You"	Cronin	3:22
3.	"Follow My Heart"	Tom Kelly, Gary Richrath	3:50
4.	"In Your Letter"	Richrath	3:18
5.	"Take It on the Run"	Richrath	4:01

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Tough Guys"	Cronin	3:51
7.	"Out of Season"	Cronin, Kelly	3:07
8.	"Shakin' It Loose"	Richrath	2:27
9.	"Someone Tonight"	Bruce Hall	2:42
10.	"I Wish You Were There"	Cronin	4:27

Disc 2 - The Crystal Demos (2011 CD 30th Anniversary edition) bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someone Tonight"	Hall	2:49
2.	"Tough Guys"	Cronin	3:35
3.	"In Your Letter"	Richrath	4:08
4.	"Follow My Heart"	Kelly, Richrath	3:57
5.	"Take It on the Run"	Richrath	4:01
6.	"Don't Let Him Go"	Cronin	4:20
7.	"Keep On Loving You"	Cronin	3:30
8.	"Shakin' It Loose" (Instrumental)	Richrath	2:32
9.	"I Wish You Were There"	Cronin	4:58
Total length:			33:54

Personnel

Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Gary Richrath – lead guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals
Neal Doughty – keyboards, synthesiser
Bruce Hall – bass guitar, background vocals (lead on track 9)
Alan Gratzer – drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional personnel

Steve Forman - percussion
He-Man Broken Hearts Club Choir - chorus
Tom Kelly - vocals, background vocals, chorus
Richard Page - vocals, background vocals, chorus
N. Yolletta - vocals, background vocals, chorus (the name is a pun for the song "In Your Letter")

Production

Producers: Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath
Engineer: Kevin Beamish
Assistant engineer: Tom Cummings
Mastering: Kent Duncan, Greg Fulginiti & Jo Hansch
Remastering: Joseph M. Palmaccio
Reissue producer: Al Quaglieri
Remastering supervisor: Laura Grover
Arranger: Kevin Cronin
Programming: Kevin Cronin
Lyric assistant: Kevin Cronin
Art direction: Kosh
Design: Bobby Gordon, Kosh
Photography: Aaron Rapoport
Lighting design: Bobby Gordon

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard 200	1 (15 weeks)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Don't Let Him Go"	Mainstream Rock	11
1981	"Don't Let Him Go"	Pop Singles	24
1981	"In Your Letter"	Pop Singles	20
1981	"Keep on Loving You"	Mainstream Rock	9
1981	"Keep on Loving You"	Pop Singles	1
1981	"Out of Season"	Mainstream Rock	59
1981	"Take It on the Run"	Mainstream Rock	6
1981	"Take It on the Run"	Pop Singles	5
1981	"Tough Guys"	Mainstream Rock	25

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	November 21, 1980	Epic Records	Stereo Vinyl	FE 36844
USA	November 21, 1980	Epic Records	Tape	FET 36844
USA	1980	Epic Records	8 TRK	E36844
USA	1985	Epic Records	CD	EK 36884
USA	2000	Epic Records/Legacy Recordings	CD (Remaster)	EK 61614
USA	2011	Epic Records/Legacy Recordings	CD (30th Anniversary 2 Disks)	88697695792
Japan	2011	Sony Music	CD (DSD-Remaster)	EICP 1223

Notes

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
↑ "REO Speedwagon's 30-Year Anniversary of Multi-Platinum #1 Breakthrough Hit Hi Infidelity". Sony Corporation of America. Tom Cording. Retrieved 2015-01-25.

Chart successions

Preceded by Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono Paradise Theater by Styx Paradise Theater by Styx	Billboard 200 number-one album February 21 - April 3, 1981 (6 weeks) April 18 - May 8, 1981 (3 weeks) May 16 - June 26, 1981 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by Paradise Theater by Styx Paradise Theater by Styx Mistaken Identity by Kim Carnes
Preceded by Paradise Theater by Styx Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood	*Canadian RPM* number-one album** April 11, 1981 (1 week) May 2, 1981 (1 week)	Succeeded by Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood Face Dances by The Who

Billboard Year-End number one albums

1956–1975	1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast 1961: Camelot – Original Cast 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1964: 'Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast 1965: Music from Mary Poppins – Soundtrack 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack 1972: Harvest – Neil Young 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John 1975: Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John

1976–2000	1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon 1982: Asia – Asia 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi 1988: Faith – George Michael 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Spice – Spice Girls 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC

2001–present	2001: 1 – The Beatles 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent 2004: Confessions – Usher 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle 2011: 21 – Adele 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift

REO Speedwagon

Neal Doughty Kevin Cronin Bruce Hall Dave Amato Bryan Hitt Alan Gratzer Mike Blair Joe Matt Gregg Philbin Terry Luttrell Bob Crownover Joe McCabe Marty Shepard Bill Fiorio Steve Scorfina Gary Richrath Mike Murphy Graham Lear Miles Joseph Carla Day Melanie Jackson Jesse Harms

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 Live-Plus Extended Versions Hi Infidelity Then Again...Live Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live Live in Germany 1982 Live Chicago 1979 Live At Moondance Jam Metro Center Rockford Illinois, 15th July 1983

Compilation albums	A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 Best Foot Forward The Hits The Second Decade of Rock and Roll 1981 to 1991 Keep On Loving You – Best Starbox Believe in Rock and Roll Only The Strong Survive Premium Best The Ballads Take It On The Run Simply The Best Keep On Rollin' The Essential REO Speedwagon Rock Breakout Years: 1981 Collections Greatest Hits, Steel Box Collection Playlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon The Box Set Series

Singles	"157 Riverside Avenue" "Sophisticated Lady" "Ridin' the Storm Out" "Reelin'" "Keep Pushin'" "Ridin' the Storm Out" (live) "Roll with the Changes" "Time for Me to Fly" "Only the Strong Survive" "Keep On Loving You" "Take It on the Run" "Don't Let Him Go" "In Your Letter" "Tough Guys" "Out of Season" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "Sweet Time" "The Key" "Stillness of the Night" "Good Trouble" "I Do' Wanna Know" "Can't Fight This Feeling" "One Lonely Night" "Live Every Moment" "Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)" "That Ain't Love" "Variety Tonight" "In My Dreams" "Here with Me" "Live It Up" "Love Is a Rock" "I Needed to Fall" "Find Your Own Way Home" "Can't Stop Rockin" (W Styx)

Video albums	FM Live Infidelity Wheels are Turnin' A Video Anthology 1978–1990 Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Live-Plus Real Artist Working Live Aid (1985) XM Artists Confidential PBS "SoundStage" Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon, The Yule Log DVD Out of Nowhere: Champaign Music Scene Documentary Live in Germany 1982 Live at Moondance Jam

Related articles	Discography

Book:REO Speedwagon

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