The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album) explained

The Ballads
Type:	compilation
Artist:	REO Speedwagon
Cover:	Ballads (REO Speedwagon album).jpg
Released:	August 3, 1999
Recorded:	1978–99
Genre:	Rock,^[1] soft rock
Length:	55:30
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Various
Prev Title:	Building the Bridge
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Find Your Own Way Home
Next Year:	2007

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.

Personnel

REO Speedwagon^[2]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: REO Speedwagon - The Ballads at Discogs. Discogs™ website. 23 October 2012.
2. Book: REO Speedwagon The Ballads. 1999. Sony Music Entertainment. 7.