REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go (1981) (Music Video) WIDESCREEN 720p video free download

"Don't Let Him Go" is a song written by Kevin Cronin. It was originally released as the opening song for REO Speedwagon's #1 album "Hi Infidelity". It was also released as a single, reaching #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Don't Let Him Go" has appeared on several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums.

Like the #1 single from Hi Infidelity, "Keep On Loving You," the lyrics of "Don't Let Him Go" are about breaking up with a longtime girlfriend. According to Joseph Timmons of Seattle Post Intelligencer, the song is a "warning to not take the man you love for granted." Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine remarked on the song's "insistent beat."

"Don't Let Him Go" was also included on the compilation albums "The Hits" and "The Essential REO Speedwagon". A live version was included on "The Second Decade of Rock and Roll, 1981-1991", "Arch Allies: Live at Riverport", and "Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live. In 1981", the band performed the song on the television show America's Top 10.

Personnel:

Kevin Cronin -- Rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Gary Richrath -- Lead guitar

Neal Doughty -- Keyboards

Alan Gratzer -- Drums

Bruce Hall -- Bass guitar