REO Speedwagon reissue 'Building the Bridge' album; on tour now with Styx, Loverboy

Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records has re-released REO Speedwagon’s 1996 “lost album” Building the Bridge. It is available on CD, and for the first time, at all major DSPs in digital formats. Additionally, Building the Bridge will be available on vinyl in Q4 2022. Visit reospeedwagon.com for more information.

Fans attending REO Speedwagon’s upcoming “Live & UnZoomed” tour dates will have the opportunity to purchase Building the Bridge CDs on site for $20, with net proceeds to benefit “Rock to the Rescue.” Rock to the Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by Styx and REO Speedwagon with a mission to build strong, healthy communities through the support of grassroots causes across the country.

REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin said, “Building the Bridge was the album that truly solidified the current REO lineup, and its songs are some of our strongest ever. From the title song, which I sang with Bill Clinton on his 1996 campaign trail, to ‘Haven’t We Lost Enough (I Still Love You)’ which I co-wrote with my musical hero, Stephen Stills, to the production collaboration with the late great Greg Ladanyi, I feel this record is pound for pound one of our best. Plus, it has been out of print, and unavailable for downloads and streaming…until now. Eric Boulanger at The Bakery has re-mastered the record and our friends at Mailboat Records have updated the artwork and re-released the album across all platforms and physical options, including vinyl. We will be donating CD net proceeds to the Rock to the Rescue Foundation during our 2022 summer tour with Styx and Loverboy. I am excited to give new life to this long forgotten, but powerful album.”

REO Speedwagon and Styx’s “Live & UnZoomed” co-headlining tour, with special guest Loverboy, runs through September 18 (see below for the complete routing). General public tickets for “Live & UnZoomed” dates are on sale now at LiveNation.com. Styx and REO Speedwagon are also offering VIP packages via their own sites at REOSpeedwagon.com and StyxWorld.com.

REO Speedwagon remained busy throughout the pandemic before the band was able to return to the road. Beginning in April 2020, Cronin began a series of webisodes from his home titled “Songs & Stories From Camp Cronin.” Consisting of anecdotes and acoustic performances from him and his family, the series posted 24 episodes.

Cronin and members of REO gave back over the past 16 months by participating in charity events for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Marilou & Mark Hamill’s USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, John Oates’ “Oates Song Fest,” “Stars to the Rescue,” Acoustic-4-A-Cure, and more.

Additionally, while Cronin began keeping a journal of the band’s 2016 UK tour, he never stopped writing and completed what turned out to be his life story, as well as his telling of REO Speedwagon’s history. He says, “Putting out an autobiography is risky. Once it’s out there’s nowhere to hide!” More information on his autobiography, “Roll With the Changes: My life within and without REO Speedwagon,” will be released shortly.

Track listing:

1. Can't Stop Rockin'
2. Haven’t We Lost Enough (I Still Love You)
3. Building The Bridge
4. When I Get Home
5. Then I Met You
6. Look The Other Way
7. After Tonight
8. Hey, Wait A Minute
9. One True Man
10. She's Gonna Love Me

11. Ballad Of The Illinois Opry

Tour Dates:

Fri. 6/10 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
Sat. 6/11 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Mon. 6/13 Rogers, AR Walmart Amphitheatre
Tue. 6/14 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Fri. 6/17 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sat. 6/18 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp.
Sun. 6/19 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Fri. 7/8 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Sat. 7/9 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Tue. 7/12 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Wed. 7/13 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amp.
Fri. 7/15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat. 7/16 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre
Tue. 7/19 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amp.
Wed. 7/20 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri. 7/22 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amp.
Sat. 7/23 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
Sun. 7/24 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri. 8/5 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amp.
Sat. 8/6 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Mon. 8/8 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
Wed. 8/10 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Fri. 8/12 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Sat. 8/13 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
Tue. 8/16 Toronto, ONT. Budweiser Stage
Wed. 8/17 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Fri. 8/19 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
Sat. 8/20 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sun. 8/21 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sat. 9/3 Duluth, MN Amsoil Arena
Sun. 9/4 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
Tue. 9/6 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center
Fri. 9/9 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph's Health Amp
Sat. 9/10 Burgettstown, PA Pavilion at Star Lake
Tue. 9/13 Huntsville, AL Orion Amphitheater
Wed. 9/14 Greenville, SC Bon Secours
Fri. 9/16 Bridgeport, CT Hartford Healthcare Amp
Sat. 9/17 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion
Sun. 9/18 Bangor, ME Darling's Waterfront Pavilion