Take It on the Run
REO Speedwagon
1981
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1980
Release: 1980Source checked | Recent carryover
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REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity original album
Original album program includes Take It on the Run; Kevin Cronin is credited as lead vocalist with Gary Richrath on lead guitar.
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity release anniversary
Artist announcement on November 21, 2019 explicitly dates original Hi Infidelity release to that day in 1980; later demo bonus versions are distinct.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Take It on the Run was part of REO Speedwagon's Hi Infidelity when the album was released in 1980. The band's archive credits Kevin Cronin as lead vocalist and Gary Richrath as lead guitarist on that record. Its later placement on The Hits does not change the original album release year.
Evidence scope: Source-supported recording, release and career context; personal songwriting inspiration is not inferred.
Sources for this information
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity original album
Original album program includes Take It on the Run; Kevin Cronin is credited as lead vocalist with Gary Richrath on lead guitar. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity release anniversary
Artist announcement on November 21, 2019 explicitly dates original Hi Infidelity release to that day in 1980; later demo bonus versions are distinct. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Another hit from their "Hi Infidelity" album, written by Gary Richrath.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1981 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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