Keep the Fire Burnin'

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""Keep the Fire Burnin""
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Single by REO Speedwagon
from the album Good Trouble
B-side "I'll Follow You"
ReleasedJune 1982
Format7"
RecordedMay 1982
Genre Rock
Length3:53
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Kevin Cronin
Producer(s) Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath
REO Speedwagon singles chronology
"In Your Letter"
(1981)		""Keep the Fire Burnin""
(1982)		"Sweet Time"
(1982)

"Keep the Fire Burnin" is the title of a 1982 song by REO Speedwagon from their 1982 album Good Trouble . This single was the only track from the Good Trouble album to make the top ten on the pop charts, cresting at number seven. [1] It is also the only tune from the album to feature Kevin Cronin on keyboards (piano), which, although primarily the band's lead singer and acoustic/rhythm guitarist, he had begun using (in the studio) on the You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish album. [2]

REO Speedwagon rock band from the United States

REO 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. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group's best-selling album, with over 10 million copies sold.

<i>Good Trouble</i> 1982 studio album by REO Speedwagon

Good Trouble is the tenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1982 as a follow-up to Hi Infidelity. It was the second-best selling album in the band's history, subsequently tied with Wheels Are Turnin', peaking at #7 on the Billboard charts. The single "Keep the Fire Burnin'" gave the band a #7 hit on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart and a #2 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their highest-charting hit on this chart.

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This is the only song from the band's Good Trouble album to have been performed live in its entirety following its supporting tour in 1983. Despite that fact, however, it is still a significant rarity in the band's setlists that has only been performed a handful of times over the last 35 years. As recently as January 2019, Kevin Cronin has played the song during solo acoustic sets during REO concerts. In addition, it is also for unknown reasons the only one of the band's major hit singles that was not included on their compilation album The Hits.

<i>The Hits</i> (REO Speedwagon album) 1988 greatest hits album by REO Speedwagon

The Hits is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. It contains hits such as "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Keep on Loving You", as well as new tracks "Here with Me" and "I Don't Want to Lose You". "Here with Me" cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart; however, it would be the last single to feature drummer Alan Gratzer and guitarist Gary Richrath, as they each left the band within the year following this album's release. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. which led it to go 4× Platinum.

Personnel

REO Speedwagon

Kevin Cronin Lead Singer, guitarist, and occasional keyboardist of rock band REO Speedwagon

Kevin Patrick Cronin is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985).

Gary Richrath American musician

Gary Dean Richrath was an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a songwriter for the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989.

Bruce Hall (musician) American musician

Bruce William Hall is an American musician and singer, best known his work as the bass guitarist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. He joined the band in 1977, making an appearance on the album, You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish released the following year. He replaced Gregg Philbin.

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References

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  2. ↑ REO-Speedwagon – Keep the Fire Burning/I'll Follow You single
  3. ↑ "CHART NUMBER 1333 – Saturday, August 07, 1982". Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 2015-02-19.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link). CHUM. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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  6. ↑ "Keep the Fire Burning - R.E.O. Speedwagon" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Artist Chart History – REO Speedwagon". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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  10. ↑ Charts!
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