''Live: You Get What You Play For'' is a

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band

REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. The ...

, released as a

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-LP in 1977 (and years later as a single CD omitting "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "Little Queenie"). It was recorded at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building in

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and Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom in

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. It peaked at number #72 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1977. The song "Ridin' the Storm Out" reached #94 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, but has since become a classic rock radio staple. The album went

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on December 14, 1978. The Japanese CD reissue, released in 2011, restores the album and songs to its original full length by including both "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "

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", which were omitted in the original single CD release due to time constraints. Sony Music also released the unedited double LP Epic master on its Legacy Label for Compact Disc in 2011 as well.

Track listing

All songs written by

Gary Richrath Gary Dean Richrath (October 18, 1949 – September 13, 2015) was an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a songwriter for the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989. Early life Richrath was born in Peoria, Illinois, on Octob ...

, except where noted. ;Side one #"Like You Do" – 6:43 #"Lay Me Down" (

Neal Doughty Neal Allan Doughty (born July 29, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana) is an American keyboardist, best known as a founding member of the rock band REO Speedwagon and the only member to have played on every album. He formed the band in fall 1967, with or ...

, Alan Gratzer,

Terry Luttrell Terry Luttrell (born 1947 Champaign, Illinois) is an American rock singer/musician best known as lead vocalist for both REO Speedwagon (1968–1972) and Starcastle (1973–1979). Bands Luttrell had played guitar with a local Champaign band, ...

, Gregg Philbin, Richrath) – 3:34 #"Any Kind of Love" – 3:33 #"Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)" (

Kevin Cronin Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter, who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. The band had several hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 throughout the ...

) – 6:27 ;Side two #

"Keep Pushin'" (Cronin) – 3:59 #"(Only A) Summer Love" – 6:06 #"Son of a Poor Man" – 5:25 #"(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come" (Cronin) – 4:46 ;Side three #

"Flying Turkey Trot" – 2:34 #"Gary's Guitar Solo"+ – 6:10 #"

157 Riverside Avenue "157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, ''REO Speedwagon'', released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer. ...

(Doughty, Gratzer, Luttrell, Philbin, Richrath) – 7:35 #"Ridin' the Storm Out" – 5:34 ;Side four: Encores #

"Music Man" (Cronin) – 2:29 #"Little Queenie"+ (

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) – 4:45 #"Golden Country" – 8:12 Total length – 77:18 (+) Appeared on the original double-LP release of the album, but omitted from the original single CD release. They are included on the 2011 Japanese "remaster" two-CD release.

Personnel

– lead vocals (except on "Only a Summer Love"), rhythm guitar *

– lead guitar, lead vocals on "Any Kind of Love" and "Only a Summer Love" *

– keyboards *Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals *Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals ;Production Production as listed in album liner notes. *John Stronach - production, engineering *John Henning - production, engineering, mixing *Gary Richrath - production, mixing *Bruce Hensal - engineering *Pete Carlson - engineering *Jack Crymes - engineering *Kelly Kotera - engineering *Rick Sanchez - engineering *Mike Klink - engineering *Vartán Kurjian - illustration *Justin Carroll - illustration *Tom Steele - design *Lorrie Sullivan - photography

Charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

{{Authority control REO Speedwagon albums 1977 live albums Epic Records live albums Albums produced by Gary Richrath