REO Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out LP VG condition---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.