Life as We Know It (album)

Life as We Know It
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	February 1987
Recorded	April - December 1986 at Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	40:19
Label	Epic
Producer	Kevin Cronin Gary Richrath Alan Gratzer David DeVore
REO Speedwagon chronology
Wheels Are Turnin' (1984) Life as We Know It (1987) The Hits (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)[2]

Life as We Know It is the twelfth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It features "That Ain't Love" and "In My Dreams", both of which were Top 20 hits; "Variety Tonight", which reached #60 on the Hot 100; and "One Too Many Girlfriends", which showcased the ongoing friction between band members Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath. This is the group's final studio release with Richrath and Gratzer, as well as their final top 40 album to date.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New Way to Love"	Kevin Cronin	4:08
2.	"That Ain't Love"	Cronin	4:01
3.	"In My Dreams"	Cronin, Tom Kelly	4:30
4.	"One Too Many Girlfriends"	Cronin	3:57
5.	"Variety Tonight"	Neal Doughty	4:26

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Screams and Whispers"	Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg	3:29
7.	"Can't Get You Out of My Heart"	Cronin, Kelly, Steinberg	3:33
8.	"Over the Edge"	Kelly, Richrath, Steinberg	3:56
9.	"Accidents Can Happen"	Bruce Hall, Jeffery B. Hall	4:20
10.	"Tired of Getting Nowhere"	Cronin	4:11

Personnel

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review

• REO Speedwagon - Life As We Know It @ MSN Music