I always had the feeling that no other band or performer in the world knew who we were. It's what kept us going.”Īfter such a long wait, Cronin said, “The most gratifying thing for me is the peer recognition. It's what was in the back of my mind all those years.

If we had gone to Number One with a crummy record, I'd be feeling pretty strange inside. We've gotten better in the studio and we've improved as writers. That's one of the things that was different this time. REO's Hi-Infidelity album was also the group's most successful release, spending 16 weeks at Number One on the Billboard 200 and selling more than 10 million copies.Ĭronin said at the time that Hi-Infidelity represented a very deliberate effort to improve upon REO's previous releases, “We were never represented right on record. It doesn't have to be fast and loud it can still be powerful.” “I realized that you can take a ballad and put the energy there. “Keep On Loving You” was in many ways the perfection of the power-ballad style Cronin had been working on throughout his tenure in REO. REO frontman Kevin Cronin wrote “Keep On Loving You” as a valentine for his wife, in response to her dedication while he and the band kept up its heavy touring schedule. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group I Keep On Lovin' You Reba McEntire Keep On Loving You An MCA Nashville Release 2009 Rockin' R Records. It also sold a million copies as a single. The band's previous best showing was 1978's “Time For Me To Fly,” which peaked at Number 56. Chords for REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You (Video Version). The song was released to radio in February 2010 as her eighty-fourth chart single. Written by Ronnie Dunn and Terry McBride, it is the third single from McEntires studio album Keep On Loving You. Producers: Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, and Kevin BeamishĬoming nearly 14 years into REO Speedwagon's career, “Keep On Loving You” was not only the band's first Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, but also its first top-40 hit, period. 'I Keep On Loving You' is a song recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire.

I keep on loving you