The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album)

The Ballads is a 1999 compilation album by REO Speedwagon. It features some of the band's previously recorded hit ballads as well as two new songs, Just For You and Til The Rivers Run Dry.

The Ballads
Compilation album by REO Speedwagon
Released	August 3, 1999
Recorded	1978-99
Genre	Rock,^[1] soft rock
Length	55:30
Label	Epic
Producer	Various
REO Speedwagon chronology
Building the Bridge (1996) The Ballads (1999) Find Your Own Way Home (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just for You"	Kevin Cronin, Jim Peterik	4:38
2.	"Time for Me to Fly"	Kevin Cronin	3:37
3.	"Keep On Loving You"	Kevin Cronin	3:22
4.	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	Kevin Cronin	4:54
5.	"Take It on the Run"	Gary Richrath	4:00
6.	"Til the Rivers Run Dry"	Kevin Cronin, Jimmy Scott^[2]	4:14
7.	"In My Dreams"	Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly	4:30
8.	"Here with Me"	Kevin Cronin, Rick Braun	5:05
9.	"Building the Bridge"	Kevin Cronin	4:15
10.	"One Lonely Night"	Neal Doughty	3:21
11.	"The Heart Survives"	Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms	4:51
12.	"After Tonight"	Bruce Hall	4:09
13.	"I Wish You Were There"	Kevin Cronin	4:28

Taiwan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Love is a Rock"	Kevin Cronin	5:32
15.	"Live Every Moment"	Kevin Cronin	5.01
16.	"Keep On Loving You '89"	Kevin Cronin	3:57
Total length:			70:07

Personnel

REO Speedwagon^[3]

• Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Dave Amato - lead guitar, backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14
• Neal Doughty - keyboards
• Bruce Hall - bass, backing vocals
• Bryan Hitt - drums on tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14

Other Personnel

• Gary Richrath - lead guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 16
• Alan Gratzer - drums, backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13 and 15
• Jesse Harms - keyboards on tracks 11 and 14
• Graham Lear - drums on track 16

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	August 3, 1999	Epic Records	CD	EK 69425
USA	August 3, 1999	Epic Records	Tape	69425
Taiwan	September 14, 1999	Epic Records	CD (bonus tracks)	495499.2
UK	January 17, 2000	Epic Records	CD	4953242

References

1. "REO Speedwagon - The Ballads at Discogs". Discogs™ website. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. "Jimmy Scott, songwriter".
3. REO Speedwagon The Ballads. Sony Music Entertainment. 1999. p. 7.