REO Hi-Infidelity Reissue Details Revealed

REO Speedwagon reissue their ninth studio album on 19 July and the album has been repackaged with a bonus disc of rarities and demos

The reissue will pair the original album with a second CD of previously unreleased 'Crystal Demos' of nine of the album's 10 songs. Additionally, the album packaging will include new liner notes by lead singer Kevin Cronin, as well as original lead guitarist Gary Richrath. Cronin's essay takes the reader on a trip behind the curtain to the roots of many of the songs: "I remember writing the verses to piano, after sleepwalking into my home studio around 4:00 a.m.... A long simmering response to the bullies of my youth came in the form of 'Tough Guys'... Bruce wrote and sang 'Someone Tonight,' which is one of the gems from the Crystal Demos... 'I wish You Were There' was a little gospel thing that I had written in the house where I grew up in suburban Chicago."

Frontman Kevin Cronin said recently of the album, "Hi Infidelity was a major life changer for all of us. On our eleventh album, we went from being the perennial Midwestern underdog, to at last hitting the global big time. Suddenly, the world was listening, and watching... But the truth is, it all still boiled down to the music, the songs, some inspired performances, and a great deal of good fortune. We were a tight knit, dedicated group of individuals, with a dream, a purpose, and no doubt that we would pull it all off."

The tracklist for the reissue is:

CD One:
1.Don't Let Him Go
2.Keep On Loving You
3.Follow Your Heart
4.In Your Letter
5.Take It On The Run
6.Tough Guys
7.Out Of Season
8.Shakin' It Loose
9.Someone Tonight
10.I Wish You Were There

CD Two:
1.Someone Tonight
2.Tough Guys
3.In Your Letter
4.Follow My Heart
5.Take It On The Run
6.Don't Let Him Go
7.Keep On Loving You
8.Shakin' It Loose (instrumental)
9.I Wish You Were There