Hi Infidelity
Hi Infidelity is the ninth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It went on to become the biggest selling rock LP of 1981, eventually selling over ten million copies. Six songs from this album hit Billboard charts, including "Keep On Loving You" which was the band's first Number 1 hit, and "Take It on the Run", which reached No. 5 on the charts. The album title is a play on the term Hi-Fi (high fidelity), and the album art is an illustration of this pun where an act of sexual infidelity is occurring while the man is putting a record LP to play on the hi-fi stereo. The song "Tough Guys" uses an audio clip from the 1938 Our Gang episode "Hearts Are Thumps".[6]
"Tough Guys" was one of two songs from the album that charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart despite not being released as singles. Music critic Robert Christgau called "Tough Guys" his favorite song from the album but suggested that the line "They think they're full of fire/She thinks they're full of shit" would prevent the song from reaching the pop Top 40.[5]
In October 2004, the band recorded the songs of this album live from beginning to end for an XM Radio "Then Again Live" special.
On July 19, 2011, Sony Music rereleased Hi Infidelity with bonus demo tracks for the album's 30th anniversary.[7]
Track listing
| 6. |
"Tough Guys" | Cronin |
3:51 |
| 7. |
"Out of Season" | Cronin, Kelly |
3:07 |
| 8. |
"Shakin' It Loose" | Richrath |
2:27 |
| 9. |
"Someone Tonight" | Bruce Hall |
2:42 |
| 10. |
"I Wish You Were There" | Cronin |
4:27 |
| 1. |
"Someone Tonight" | Hall |
2:49 |
| 2. |
"Tough Guys" | Cronin |
3:35 |
| 3. |
"In Your Letter" | Richrath |
4:08 |
| 4. |
"Follow My Heart" | Kelly, Richrath |
3:57 |
| 5. |
"Take It on the Run" | Richrath |
4:01 |
| 6. |
"Don't Let Him Go" | Cronin |
4:20 |
| 7. |
"Keep On Loving You" | Cronin |
3:30 |
| 8. |
"Shakin' It Loose" (Instrumental) | Richrath |
2:32 |
| 9. |
"I Wish You Were There" | Cronin |
4:58 |
Total length: |
33:54 |
Personnel
- Additional personnel
- Steve Forman - percussion
- He-Man Broken Hearts Club Choir - chorus
- Tom Kelly - vocals, background vocals, chorus
- Richard Page - vocals, background vocals, chorus
- N. Yolletta - vocals, background vocals, chorus (the name is a pun for the song "In Your Letter")
Production
- Producers: Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath
- Engineer: Kevin Beamish
- Assistant engineer: Tom Cummings
- Mastering: Kent Duncan, Greg Fulginiti & Jo Hansch
- Remastering: Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Reissue producer: Al Quaglieri
- Remastering supervisor: Laura Grover
- Arranger: Kevin Cronin
- Programming: Kevin Cronin
- Lyric assistant: Kevin Cronin
- Art direction: Kosh
- Design: Bobby Gordon, Kosh
- Photography: Aaron Rapoport
- Lighting design: Bobby Gordon
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
|---|
| 1981 |
"Don't Let Him Go" |
Mainstream Rock |
11 |
| 1981 |
"Don't Let Him Go" |
Pop Singles |
24 |
| 1981 |
"In Your Letter" |
Pop Singles |
20 |
| 1981 |
"Keep on Loving You" |
Mainstream Rock |
9 |
| 1981 |
"Keep on Loving You" |
Pop Singles |
1 |
| 1981 |
"Out of Season" |
Mainstream Rock |
59 |
| 1981 |
"Take It on the Run" |
Mainstream Rock |
6 |
| 1981 |
"Take It on the Run" |
Pop Singles |
5 |
| 1981 |
"Tough Guys" |
Mainstream Rock |
25 |
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Release history
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