This Time We Mean It

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This Time We Mean It
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Studio album by
REO Speedwagon
ReleasedJuly 1975
Recorded1975
Studio Criteria Studios, Miami [1]
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length39:49
Label Epic
Producer Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk
REO Speedwagon chronology
Lost in a Dream
(1974)		This Time We Mean It
(1975)		 R.E.O.
(1976)
Singles from This Time We Mean It
  1. "Reelin'"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone (unfavorable) link

This Time We Mean It is the fifth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1975. It peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1975, [3] It was the third and last album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals and features the single "Reelin'" written by Murphy.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reelin'"Mike Murphy4:24
2."Headed for a Fall"Richrath3:06
3."River of Life"Murphy4:25
4."Out of Control" Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Tom Nixon2:52
5."You Better Realize"Murphy3:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Gambler"Richrath3:40
7."Candalera"Richrath3:05
8."Lies"Murphy4:35
9."Dance"Richrath4:12
10."Dream Weaver"Richrath5:12

Personnel

REO Speedwagon [4]

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 74

Release history

RegionDateTitleLabelFormatCatalog #
USAJuly 1975This Time We Mean It Epic Records Stereo Vinyl E-33338
USA1975This Time We Mean ItEpic Records Tape PET-33338
USA1975This Time We Mean ItEpic Records 8 TRK E33338
USA1975This Time We Mean ItEpic Records Quadraphonic VinylPEQ 33338
USA1990This Time We Mean ItEpic Records CD EK33338
UK2010This Time We Mean It / R.E.O. BGO RecordsCD (Digitally re-mastered)BGOCD961
Japan2011This Time We Mean It Sony Music CD (DSD-Remaster)EICP 1484

References

  1. ↑ "Reo Speedwagon – This Time We Mean It (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1975.
  2. ↑ REO Speedwagon: This Time We Mean It at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-183-3.
  4. ↑ R.E.O. Speedwagon — This Time We Mean It / R.E.O. BGO Records. 2010. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "REO Speedwagon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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