REO Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out, from their third studio album by the same name , released in 1973. It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981,[1] and reached 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