Nine Lives

Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon. The title Nine Lives was chosen because the album was the band's ninth, including their live album, and it also featured nine songs. It was the last REO album to prominently feature a more hard rock sound. The group would turn to more pop-oriented material with 1980's Hi Infidelity.
The track "Only The Strong Survive" was later covered by Gary Richrath on his 1992 album Only the Strong Survive