Released in 1976, R.E.O. Cronin and members of REO gave back over the past 16 months by participating in charity events for St. Jude Children's Hospital, Marilou and Mark Hamill's USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, John Oates's "Oates Song Fest", "Stars To The Rescue," Acoustic-4-A-Cure, and more. Platinum albums and radio staples soon followed, setting the stage for the release of the band's explosive "Hi Infidelity" in 1980, which contained the massive hit singles "Keep On Loving You" and "Take It On the Run". He is, however, still considered an official member of the band. "While Neal is certainly irreplaceable, Derek is an extremely gifted keyboardist and a fine singer, who brings renewed enthusiasm to our band. Their albums "Good Trouble" in 1982 and "Wheels Are Turnin'" in 1984 both reached #7 on the Billboard 200 chart. The current lineup of REO Speedwagon consists of Cronin, original member Neal Doughty (keyboards), Bruce Hall (bass), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums). After "You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tune a Fish" and 1979's "Nine Lives," REO Speedwagon released the album "Hi Infidelity" in 1980 which reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 in Canada, as well as #6 in the UK. Gary Richrath/Date of death. On the albums chart, the No. While we work diligently to ensure that our numbers are as accurate as possible, unless otherwise indicated they are only estimates. "We hope to see you at our upcoming shows in Orlando and Clearwater, with our friends Levon next week, and a big night in San Juan, Puerto Rico next Saturday, with NIGHT RANGER as our special guest. Hall contributed to the band by writing and singing on songs such as "Back on the Road Again," "Let's Be-Bop," "Girl With the Heart of Gold," "Hey, Wait a Minute," "After Tonight," and "Born to Love You." At least that was the feeling of the head of the label, Dick Asher, who made his concerns public, as Dannen recounts: It wouldnt have bothered me so much if the REO album had been a real good album, Asher said.