Ridin' the Storm Out

Ridin' the Storm Out
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released December 1973
Genre Blues rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length 36:26
Label Epic
Producer Bill Halverson
REO Speedwagon chronology
R.E.O./T.W.O.
(1972)
Ridin' the Storm Out
(1973)
Lost in a Dream
(1974)

Ridin' the Storm Out is the third studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1973. It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981,[1] and reaching platinum status in 1989.[2] It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals. The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin, but he left the band before the album was finished, due to creative differences. The title track would later become a hit for the band on their live album, after Cronin had returned to the band. Cronin's original version of "Son of a Poor Man" is featured on the compilation albums A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980, and The Essential REO Speedwagon. "Son of a Poor Man" and "Ridin' the Storm Out" were featured on the live album Live: You Get What You Play For. The studio version of "Ridin' the Storm Out" with Cronin on vocals was released on the compilation Box Set Series in 2014, and is also available as a downloadable track in the music video game Rock Band.

The song refers to the band being stuck in a harsh winter blizzard after a show in Boulder, Colorado at a bar called Tulagi's (now closed).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ridin' the Storm Out"  Gary Richrath 4:12
2. "Whiskey Night"  Richrath 4:42
3. "Oh Woman"  Richrath 2:46
4. "Find My Fortune"  Richrath 2:53
5. "Open Up"  Stephen Stills 3:31
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Movin'"  Kevin Cronin 3:20
7. "Son of a Poor Man"  Richrath 3:44
8. "Start a New Life"  Richrath 3:50
9. "It's Everywhere"  Cronin 3:26
10. "Without Expression (Don't Be That Man)"  Terry Reid 3:51

Personnel


Additional personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position[1]
1981 The Billboard 200 171

Release history

Region Date Title Label Format Catalog #
USA December 1973 Ridin' the Storm Out Epic Records Stereo Vinyl E-32378
USA 1973 Ridin' the Storm Out Epic Records Tape PET-32378
USA 1973 Ridin' the Storm Out Epic Records 8 TRK E32378
USA 1986 Ridin' the Storm Out Epic Records CD EK32378
UK 2008 Ridin' the Storm Out / Lost in a Dream BGO Records CD (Digitally re-mastered) BGOCD805
Japan 2011 Ridin' the Storm Out Sony Music CD (DSD-Remaster) EICP 1482

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.