This Time We Mean It

This Time We Mean It
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	July 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	Criteria Studios, Miami[1]
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	39:49
Label	Epic
Producer	Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk
REO Speedwagon chronology
Lost in a Dream (1974) This Time We Mean It (1975) R.E.O. (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable) link

This Time We Mean It is the fifth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1975. It peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1975,^[3] It was the third and last album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals and features the single "Reelin'" written by Murphy.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Reelin'"	Mike Murphy	4:24
2.	"Headed for a Fall"	Richrath	3:06
3.	"River of Life"	Murphy	4:25
4.	"Out of Control"	Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Tom Nixon	2:52
5.	"You Better Realize"	Murphy	3:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Gambler"	Richrath	3:40
7.	"Candalera"	Richrath	3:05
8.	"Lies"	Murphy	4:35
9.	"Dance"	Richrath	4:12
10.	"Dream Weaver"	Richrath	5:12

Personnel

REO Speedwagon^[4]

• Mike Murphy – lead vocals
• Gary Richrath – guitar, lead vocals on "Dance"
• Neal Doughty – keyboards
• Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals
• Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	74

Release history

Region	Date	Title	Label	Format	Catalog #
USA	July 1975	This Time We Mean It	Epic Records	Stereo Vinyl	E-33338
USA	1975	This Time We Mean It	Epic Records	Tape	PET-33338
USA	1975	This Time We Mean It	Epic Records	8 TRK	E33338
USA	1975	This Time We Mean It	Epic Records	Quadraphonic Vinyl	PEQ 33338
USA	1990	This Time We Mean It	Epic Records	CD	EK33338
UK	2010	This Time We Mean It / R.E.O.	BGO Records	CD (Digitally re-mastered)	BGOCD961
Japan	2011	This Time We Mean It	Sony Music	CD (DSD-Remaster)	EICP 1484

References

1. "Reo Speedwagon – This Time We Mean It (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1975.
2. REO Speedwagon: This Time We Mean It at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
4. R.E.O. Speedwagon — This Time We Mean It / R.E.O. BGO Records. 2010. p. 12.
5. "REO Speedwagon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.