157 Riverside Avenue

Song infobox
Name = 157 Riverside Avenue
Artist = REO Speedwagon
Album = REO Speedwagon
Released = 1971
track_no = 2
Recorded = 1970
Genre = Blues Rock
Length = 3:57
Label = Epic
Writer = Terry Luttrell, Alan Gratzer, Greg Philbin, Gary Richrath, Neal Doughty
Producer = Paul LekaAudiosample
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"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, "REO Speedwagon", released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer. The title refers to the Westport, Connecticut address where the band stayed while recording that album.

The song was a standard at the band's live performances for many years. Where the original studio version clocked in at only 3:57, live performances included a bass solo in addition to the song's piano and guitar solos, and an extended interlude where lead vocalist Kevin Cronin told a story that led up to a "conversation" between him and lead guitarist Gary Richrath (later Dave Amato) where the guitarist's side consisted of guitar solos while Kevin's side was scat vocals. The version of the song on ' is 7:38 in length and is the one most often played on classic rock radio. An even longer version (12:22) was released on the compilation album ', while a third live version appears on .