The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken is the thirteenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, and was released in 1990.

It marked the end of their contract with Epic Records and is, to date, the last REO album to chart, peaking at No.

The album's title was taken directly from the cover illustration by Mark Ryden, as bassist Bruce Hall explained:[5] ""We were looking for album covers and we had this artist who was drawing pictures... One of them he showed us was that one, and he simply called it 'The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken.'

"Following the departure of two long-time members, guitarist and songwriter Gary Richrath and drummer Alan Gratzer, more than half of the songs on this album were written or co-written by keyboardist Jesse Harms.

It is also the first album to include guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt who remain with the band as of 2023.