The Ballads cover

The Ballads

REO Speedwagon · 1999

55 min · 13 tracks · rock music

Melodic rock ballads intertwine heartfelt lyrics and soaring vocals, encapsulating the emotional core of love and longing.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady emotional journeys
  • heartfelt reflective moments
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • melodic background focus

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1999, 'The Ballads' marks a retrospective compilation for REO Speedwagon during a period of reduced commercial activity following the peak success of their 1980s albums. By this time, the band had evolved from their hard rock origins into a more polished pop-rock sound, appealing to fans of classic rock nostalgia.
Stylistic neighbors
Styx· Journey· Foreigner

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Just for You 4:38
  • 2 Time for Me to Fly 3:38
  • 3 Keep on Loving You 3:22
  • 4 Can't Fight This Feeling 4:54
  • 5 Take It on the Run 4:01
  • 6 Till the Rivers Run Dry 4:14
  • 7 In My Dreams 4:30
  • 8 Here With Me 5:06
  • 9 Building the Bridge 4:15
  • 10 One Lonely Night 3:22
  • 11 The Heart Survives 4:52
  • 12 After Tonight 4:10
  • 13 I Wish You Were There 4:28

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata