Album · REO Speedwagon
You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish by REO Speedwagon
You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish is an album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1978. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 82 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Roll With The Changes”, on 61 lists with a best position of #36.
You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish, REO Speedwagon's seventh studio album, rolled out of Epic in 1978 as the first record the Champaign, Illinois band's singer Kevin Cronin and lead guitarist Gary Richrath co-produced themselves. It also brought in Bruce Hall on bass in place of Gregg Philbin, with Neal Doughty on keys and Alan Gratzer on drums.
The title is a groaner, and it and the cover have both landed on worst-of lists since, but the songs inside are hard-working Midwestern rock with a pop gloss. "Roll with the Changes" kicks off on a rolling piano riff before the guitars come charging in, and "Time for Me to Fly" is a big-hearted, chiming singalong that Dolly Parton later took into bluegrass on White Limozeen. It was the band's first album to crack the Top 40, peaking at number 29, and it went on to sell over 2 million copies in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roll With The Changes | 61 | #36 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Time For Me To Fly | 21 | #50 | – | 1982–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.