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From album
Hi Infidelity
REO Speedwagon · 1980 · Track 9
Details
Duración3:20
ÁlbumHi Infidelity
Año1980
ISRCUSSM11102617
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The story behind
When Kevin Cronin sat down at the piano, something unusual for him as a guitarist, he began to shape a melody that would become a milestone for REO Speedwagon. The initial idea, born from a personal experience of infidelity, was an intimate ballad. However, the band, and particularly Gary Richrath with his Les Paul guitar, transformed it into a powerful rock ballad. The story goes that the other members' initial reaction was surprise, almost disbelief, at a sound so different from what they usually did. But Cronin's passion for the song, and the way Richrath managed to inject it with that rock energy, changed the course. It was an almost accidental process, far from a premeditated strategy for success, that ended up catapulting this piece to the top.
This track, titled Keep On Loving You, saw the light of day in 1980 as part of the album Hi Infidelity. It was REO Speedwagon's first single to break into the Top 50 of the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number one for a week in March 1981. The song, which also reached seventh place on the UK singles chart, was certified platinum for selling over a million copies in the United States. Although the record label Epic Records initially doubted its potential as a single, the band insisted, and the result was a resounding success that became a recurring feature on 80s soft rock compilations and the band's greatest hits albums.