Good Trouble

Good Trouble is the tenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1982 as a follow-up to Hi Infidelity. It was the second-best selling album in the band's history, subsequently tied with Wheels Are Turnin', peaking at #7 on the Billboard charts. The single "Keep the Fire Burnin'" gave the band a #7 hit on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart and a #2 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their highest-charting hit on this chart.

Good Trouble
Studio album by REO Speedwagon
Released	June 11, 1982
Recorded	February–May 1982
Genre	AOR
Length	37:57
Label	Epic
Producer	Kevin Cronin, Kevin Beamish, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath
REO Speedwagon chronology
Hi Infidelity (1980) Good Trouble (1982) Wheels Are Turnin' (1984)
Singles from Good Trouble
"Keep the Fire Burnin'" Released: 1982 "Sweet Time" Released: 1982 "The Key" Released: 1982 "Stillness of the Night" Released: 1982 "Good Trouble" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

None of the songs from this album have been performed by the band in concert since 1983 except "Keep the Fire Burnin'", which was played as an acoustic version in their two shows at Valencia, Venezuela during the "Live As We Know It Tour '87," and has been played occasionally in more recent years. "The Key" was part of a five-song medley the band performed during their 2001 tour. In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep the Fire Burnin'"	Kevin Cronin	3:53
2.	"Sweet Time"	Cronin	3:08
3.	"Girl with the Heart of Gold"	Bruce Hall	4:24
4.	"Every Now and Then"	Gary Richrath	4:00
5.	"I'll Follow You"	Richrath	4:24

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"The Key"	Cronin	3:26
7.	"Back in My Heart Again"	Richrath	3:19
8.	"Let's Be-Bop"	Hall	3:14
9.	"Stillness of the Night"	Richrath	3:43
10.	"Good Trouble"	Cronin	4:08

Personnel

• Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Gary Richrath – lead guitar
• Neal Doughty – keyboards
• Bruce Hall – bass, backing vocals (co-lead on track 3, lead on track 8)
• Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Steve Forman – percussion
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals
• Richard Page – backing vocals

Production

• Produced By Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer & Kevin Beamish
• Engineers: Kevin Beamish
• Assistant Engineers: Bruce Barris, Tom Cummings
• Mastering: Jeff Sanders

Charts

Chart positions Chart (1982) Peak position Canadian Albums Chart[3] 18 Dutch Albums Chart[4] 39 German Albums Chart 17 Norwegian Albums Chart 7 Swedish Albums Chart 18 UK Albums Chart 29 US Billboard 200 7

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1982 "Keep the Fire Burnin" Billboard Hot 100 7 Mainstream Rock Chart 2 "Sweet Time" Billboard Hot 100 26 "The Key" Mainstream Rock Chart 34 "Stillness of the Night" Mainstream Rock Chart 19 "Good Trouble" Mainstream Rock Chart 51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. Stone, Doug. REO Speedwagon: Good Trouble at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
2. Rolling Stone review
3. "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
4. Steffen Hung. "Discografie REO Speedwagon". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
5. "American album certifications – REO Speedwagon – Good Trouble". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.