The original 'Keep on Loving You' is a mainstay on most '80s soft rock compilations, and even though they had another number one single five years later with the same type of rock ballad in 'Can't Fight This Feeling,' most remember Hi Infidelity's biggest hit as REO's official claim to fame. Written by lead singer Kevin Cromin after finding out about a pre-martial. The band gave the song a reggae beat for their mostly live Second Decade of Rock and Roll compilation released in 1991, and is more novel sounding than it is musically attractive. ' AARNA BHADORIYA OFFICIAL on Instagram: 'It was a pleasure to meet you Dipti Mam. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You. Hi Infidelity eventually bumped John Lennon's Double Fantasy album out of the number one spot on the American album charts, earning the band another platinum disk. The rest of Hi Infidelity is similar to its biggest single, bursting with solid songwriting and well-crafted instrumentation custom-made for '80s radio. This change of style for REO Speedwagon partnered them with bands like Journey, Foreigner, and Styx, thus making their career decision a wise one that instantly began to pay off. REO Speedwagon made sure 'Keep on Loving You' was unlike other radio ballads of the time, lending bits of guitar to the song for a change of pace so that it wasn't watered down completely, while still managing to keep its romantic feel intact. No matter which instrument's riffs are heard, guitar or keyboard, they're polished and pristine, blanketed by lyrics that are simple yet overwhelmingly emotive.

Without coming off as overly insipid, the song harbors one of the best keyboard-guided melodies of its type, set adrift to Kevin Cronin's gentle, comfy-cozy vocals. As the album's lead single, 'Keep on Loving You' is truly the picture-perfect radio ballad. Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again. Appeal it did, and Hi Infidelity ended up selling seven million copies, placing four singles inside the Top 30. We forget to take care of-or love-ourselves because were too busy taking care of and loving. After nine years of making albums, REO Speedwagon decided to trade in their gutsy, fireball brand of boogie-woogie rock & roll for a sound that would give them more commercial success and appeal to FM radio.

REO's first Top 40 appearance proved to be a fruitful one, with the group taking 'Keep on Loving You' to the number one spot in December of 1980.

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