This Time We Mean It
Studio album by
REO Speedwagon
ReleasedJuly 1975
Recorded1975
StudioCriteria Studios, Miami[1]
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length39:49
LabelEpic
ProducerAllan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk
REO Speedwagon chronology
Lost in a Dream
(1974) 		This Time We Mean It
(1975) 		R.E.O.
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
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.

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

Region Date Title Label Format Catalog #
USA July 1975 This Time We Mean It Epic Records Stereo Vinyl E-33338
USA 1975 This Time We Mean It Epic Records Tape PET-33338
USA 1975 This Time We Mean It Epic Records 8 TRK E33338
USA 1975 This Time We Mean It Epic Records Quadraphonic Vinyl PEQ 33338
USA 1990 This Time We Mean It Epic Records CD EK33338
UK 2010 This Time We Mean It / R.E.O. BGO Records CD (Digitally re-mastered) BGOCD961
Japan 2011 This 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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