<P> Ridin ' the Storm Out is the third studio album by REO Speedwagon , released in 1973 . It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981 , and reaching platinum status in 1989 . It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals . The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin , but he left the band before the album was finished , due to creative differences . The title track would later become a hit for the band on their live album , after Cronin had returned to the band . The song refers to the band being stuck in a harsh winter blizzard after a show in Boulder , Colorado , at a bar named Tulagi 's ( now closed ) . </P>
<P> Ridin ' the Storm Out is the third studio album by REO Speedwagon , released in 1973 . It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981 , and reaching platinum status in 1989 . It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals . The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin , but he left the band before the album was finished , due to creative differences . The title track would later become a hit for the band on their live album , after Cronin had returned to the band . The song refers to the band being stuck in a harsh winter blizzard after a show in Boulder , Colorado , at a bar named Tulagi 's ( now closed ) . </P>
who sings the song riding the storm out
who sings the song riding the storm out
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon