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Nine Lives ( REO Speedwagon album ) - wikipedia Nine Lives ( REO Speedwagon album ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Nine Lives <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Studio album by REO Speedwagon Released July 20 , 1979 Recorded Spring 1979 at Sound City , Studio A and Kendun Recorders , Studio D Genre Hard rock Length 34 : 24 Label Epic Producer Kevin Cronin , Gary Richrath , Kevin Beamish <Th_colspan="2"> REO Speedwagon chronology <Td_colspan="2"> You Can Tune a Piano But You Ca n't Tuna Fish ( 1978 ) You Can Tune a Piano But You Ca n't Tuna Fish 1978 Nine Lives ( 1979 ) Hi Infidelity ( 1980 ) Hi Infidelity 1980 Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon . It peaked at number # 33 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1979 . The album went gold on December 5 , 1979 . The title Nine Lives was chosen because the album was the band 's ninth , including their live album , and it also featured nine songs . It was the last REO album to prominently feature a more hard rock sound . The group would turn to more pop - oriented material with 1980 's Hi Infidelity . In 2013 , the album was released on CD by UK - based company Rock Candy Records , with expanded liner notes and photos . The track `` Only The Strong Survive '' also later appeared on Gary Richrath 's 1992 album Only the Strong Survive . <Th_colspan="2"> Professional ratings <Th_colspan="2"> Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link Melodic link Contents ( hide ) 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Certifications 4 Release history 5 References Track listing ( edit ) <Th_colspan="4"> Side one No . Title Writer ( s ) Length 1 . `` Heavy on Your Love '' Kevin Cronin , Gary Richrath 3 : 35 2 . `` Drop It ( An Old Disguise ) '' Cronin 3 : 14 3 . `` Only the Strong Survive '' Richrath 3 : 52 4 . `` Easy Money '' Richrath 4 : 01 5 . `` Rock & Roll Music '' Chuck Berry 2 : 55 <Th_colspan="4"> Side two No . Title Writer ( s ) Length 6 . `` Take Me '' Cronin 3 : 29 7 . `` I Need You Tonight '' Cronin 3 : 35 8 . `` Meet Me on the Mountain '' Richrath 4 : 04 9 . `` Back on the Road Again '' Bruce Hall 5 : 39 Personnel ( edit ) REO Speedwagon Kevin Cronin -- lead vocals , rhythm guitar , acoustic guitar Gary Richrath -- lead guitar Neal Doughty -- keyboards , synthesizer Bruce Hall -- bass , background vocals ( lead on track 9 ) Alan Gratzer -- drums , percussion , background vocals Additional personnel Bill Champlin -- background vocals Steve Forman -- percussion , sound effects , congas Tom Kelly -- background vocals Production Producers : Kevin Cronin , Gary Richrath , Kevin Beamish Engineers : Kevin Beamish , Gary Lubow Arranger : Kevin Cronin Associate Producer : Alan Gratzer Production Assistance : Gary Lubow Assistant engineers : Steve Williams , D.C. Snyder Direction : John Baruck , Alex Kochan , Tom Consolo , JoAnn D'Agostino , Lynne Kirkwood Art direction : Tom Drennon Design : Tom Drennon , Ginger Canzoneri Cover photographer : John Bilecky Center spread and portrait photography : Neal Preston Back cover cat illustrations : Ginger Canzoneri Models : Candy Moore , Lindy Thorp , Shyanne Rippee , Karen Bilecky Charts ( edit ) Album ( edit ) Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position US Billboard 200 33 Canadian Albums Chart 52 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 <Td_colspan="3"> shipments figures based on certification alone Release history ( edit ) Region Date Label Format Catalog # USA July 20 , 1979 Epic Records Stereo Vinyl E-35988 USA 1979 Epic Records Tape PET - 35988 USA 1979 Epic Records 8 TRK E35988 USA Epic Records CD EK35988 Japan 2011 Sony Music CD ( DSD - Remaster ) EICP 1489 UK 2013 Rock Candy Records CD - 24 bit audio ( Remastered & Reloaded ) CANDY177 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2011 ) . Top Pop Albums ( Seventh ed . ) . Record Research . ISBN 978 - 0 - 89820 - 183 - 3 . Jump up ^ REO Speedwagon -- Nine Lives . Rock Candy Records Ltd. 2013 . p. 16 . Jump up ^ `` Artist Chart History -- REO Speedwagon '' . Billboard charts . Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02 . Jump up ^ `` Top Albums / CD 's -- Volume 32 , No. 3 , October 13 , 1979 '' . RPM . RPM Music Publications Ltd . October 13 , 1979 . Retrieved February 1 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` American album certifications -- R.E.O. Speedwagon -- Nine Lives '' . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 2 , 2016 . If necessary , click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) REO Speedwagon <Td_colspan="2"> Neal Doughty Kevin Cronin Bruce Hall Dave Amato Bryan Hitt Alan Gratzer Mike Blair Joe Matt Gregg Philbin Terry Luttrell Bob Crownover Joe McCabe Marty Shepard Bill Fiorio Steve Scorfina Gary Richrath Mike Murphy Graham Lear Miles Joseph Carla Day Melanie Jackson Jesse Harms Studio albums R.E.O. Speedwagon R.E.O. / T.W.O. Ridin ' the Storm Out Lost in a Dream This Time We Mean It R.E.O. You Can Tune a Piano , but You Ca n't Tuna Fish Nine Lives Hi Infidelity Good Trouble Wheels Are Turnin ' Life as We Know It The Earth , a Small Man , His Dog and a Chicken Building the Bridge Find Your Own Way Home Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon Live albums Live : You Get What You Play For Arch Allies : Live at Riverport Live - Plus Extended Versions Hi Infidelity Then Again ... Live Setlist : The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live Live in Germany 1982 Live Chicago 1979 Live At Moondance Jam Metro Center Rockford Illinois , 15th July 1983 Compilation albums A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 Best Foot Forward The Hits The Second Decade of Rock and Roll 1981 to 1991 Keep On Loving You -- Best Starbox Believe in Rock and Roll Only The Strong Survive Premium Best The Ballads Take It On The Run Simply The Best Keep On Rollin ' The Essential REO Speedwagon Rock Breakout Years : 1981 Collections Greatest Hits , Steel Box Collection Playlist : The Very Best of REO Speedwagon The Box Set Series Singles `` 157 Riverside Avenue '' `` Sophisticated Lady '' `` Ridin ' the Storm Out '' `` Reelin ' '' `` Keep Pushin ' '' `` Ridin ' the Storm Out '' ( live ) `` Roll with the Changes '' `` Time for Me to Fly '' `` Only the Strong Survive '' `` Keep On Loving You '' `` Take It on the Run '' `` Do n't Let Him Go '' `` In Your Letter '' `` Tough Guys '' `` Out of Season '' `` Keep the Fire Burnin ' '' `` Sweet Time '' `` The Key '' `` Stillness of the Night '' `` Good Trouble '' `` I Do ' Wanna Know '' `` Ca n't Fight This Feeling '' `` One Lonely Night '' `` Live Every Moment '' `` Wherever You 're Goin ' ( It 's Alright ) '' `` That Ai n't Love '' `` Variety Tonight '' `` In My Dreams '' `` Here with Me '' `` Live It Up '' `` Love Is a Rock '' `` I Needed to Fall '' `` Find Your Own Way Home '' `` Ca n't Stop Rockin '' ( W Styx ) Video albums FM Live Infidelity Wheels are Turnin ' A Video Anthology 1978 -- 1990 Arch Allies : Live at Riverport Live - Plus Real Artist Working Live Aid ( 1985 ) XM Artists Confidential PBS `` SoundStage '' Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon , The Yule Log DVD Out of Nowhere : Champaign Music Scene Documentary Live in Germany 1982 Live at Moondance Jam Related articles Discography <Td_colspan="2"> Book : REO Speedwagon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nine_Lives_(REO_Speedwagon_album)&oldid=762477046 '' Categories : REO Speedwagon albums 1979 albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Kevin Beamish Albums produced by Gary Richrath Albums produced by Kevin Cronin Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015 Track listings with deprecated parameters Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 January 2017 , at 01 : 54 . About Wikipedia