SOPHISTICATED LADY
TRYIN' TO CHANGE MY WAYS
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R.E.O. Speedwagon
is the debut
studio album
by American
Rock band
Released in 1971,
it was the
only album
recorded with
singer
Terry Luttrell,
who would go on
to join
Starcastle.
Kevin Cronin
joined the band for
R.E.O./T.W.O.
This album concluded with
a progressive
Rock song
unlike the later
arena rock songs
that made
them famous.
History
The album
produced the fan favorites
“157 Riverside Avenue”,
“Sophisticated Lady”
and
“Lay Me Down”,
but sold very poorly,
though
“Sophisticated Lady”
did reach number 122
on the singles charts.
“157 Riverside Avenue”
and
“Lay Me Down”
were subsequently
recorded on
the live album
Live: You Get What You Play For.
“157 Riverside Avenue”
and
“Sophisticated Lady”
were both featured
on the compilation
album
A Decade of Rock and Roll:
1970-1980.
In 2007,
the British company
BGO Records
released
REO Speedwagon
and
R.E.O./T.W.O.
together
marking the first time
the band's first album
was widely available
in CD format.
For some unknown reason,
Epic Records
never issued
this first album
on the
cassette tape format
but they did issue
an 8-Track
Record World
called the single
"Sophisticated Lady"
"ultra-energy music
of the sort that
enlivens
top 40 formats.
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