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Greatest Hits Live (Journey Album)
''Greatest Hits Live'' is a live album released by the American rock band Journey in 1998, recorded in 1981 and 1983. It contains songs from the studio albums ''Infinity'' (1978) through ''Frontiers'' (1983). The album peaked at No. 79 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The songs recorded in 1981 would later be released on Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour, featuring the full concert, in 2005. The full concert from 1983 remains unreleased as of 2023. Track listing Personnel ;Band members * Steve Perry – lead vocals, keyboards, piano *Neal Schon – lead guitar, vocals * Jonathan Cain – keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar, vocals *Ross Valory – bass, vocals * Steve Smith – drums, percussion ;Production * Kevin Shirley – producer, mixing *Guy Charbonneau, Biff Dawes, Kevin Elson – engineers *Greg Gasperino – mixing assistant *George Marino – mastering *John Kalodner John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. History Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band currently consists of guitarist/vocalist Neal Schon (the last original member), keyboardists/vocalists Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka, drummer/vocalist Deen Castronovo, bassist Todd Jensen, and lead vocalist Arnel Pineda. Journey had their biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987, when Steve Perry was lead vocalist; they released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin' (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. ''Escape'', Journey's seventh and most successful album, reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, " Open Arms". The 1983 follow-up album, ''Frontiers'', was almost as successful in the United States, reaching number two and spawning several successful singles; it broadened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Arms (Journey Song)
"Open Arms" is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released as a single from the '' Heavy Metal'' soundtrack and their 1981 album, ''Escape''. Co-written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song is a power ballad whose lyrics attempt to renew a drifting relationship. It is one of the band's most recognizable radio hits and their biggest US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit, reaching number two in February 1982 and holding that position for six weeks (behind "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts). "Open Arms" has been covered by various recording artists. American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey enjoyed an international hit with the song in 1996; hers is arguably the best-known version of the song in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has also been covered by such artists as American singer and songwriter Barry Manilow, R&B group Boyz II Men and Canadian singer Cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights (Journey Song)
"Lights" is a song recorded by American rock band Journey and written by Steve Perry and Neal Schon, released in 1978. Background and writing The song is about Journey's city of origin, San Francisco, although it was actually written in and originally intended to be about Los Angeles. It was one of Steve Perry's first Journey songs, and was recorded soon after joining the band. In an interview, Perry said, "I had the song written in Los Angeles almost completely except for the bridge and it was written about Los Angeles. It was 'when the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on LA.' I didn't like the way it sounded at the time. And so I just had it sitting back in the corner. Then life changed my plans once again, and I was now facing joining Journey. I love San Francisco, the bay, and the whole thing. 'The bay' fit so nice, 'When the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on the bay.' It was one of those early-morning-going-across-the-bridge things, when the sun was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Any Way You Want It
"Any Way You Want It" is a song by American rock band Journey, released in February 1980 as the lead single from the band's sixth album '' Departure'' (1980). Written by lead singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon, it peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song also appears on all four of the band's live albums '' Captured'', ''Greatest Hits Live'', '' Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour'', and ''Revelation'' on DVD. It remains a live staple for the band as well as a heavily rotated song on classic rock radio and a signature song for the band. Composition According to Perry, the song was heavily influenced by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy and more particularly by bassist, Phil Lynott. In July 1979, Journey were touring with Thin Lizzy across the United States when Lynott, Perry and Schon decided to share rhyme scheme exercises while they were hanging out in Miami. The "basic" work on "the guitar-vocal-guitar-vocal interchange thing that happened b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a song by the American rock band Journey. It was written by Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry. It was released in 1981 as the first single from ''Escape'' and reached No. 4 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song charted at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart, and was the band's highest charting single in the UK until "Don't Stop Believin'" (also released as a single from the ''Escape'' album in 1981) incurred a resurgence in UK popularity in 2009. The song is highlighted by Steve Perry's lyrics (with vocal riffs highly reminiscent of Sam Cooke) and piano playing by Jonathan Cain which segues into a bass riff by Ross Valory, and other guitars. Background Singer Steve Perry said the chorus popped into his head while driving to Los Angeles, which he recorded on his personal mini cassette player. Once he arrived in LA, he went straight to keyboardist Jonathan Cain's house to show him the work in progress. Perry had come up w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faithfully (song)
"Faithfully" is a song by American rock band Journey, released in 1983 as the second single from their album ''Frontiers''. The song was written by keyboardist Jonathan Cain. It peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top-twenty hit from ''Frontiers''. Despite featuring no chorus, it has gone on to become one of the band's most recognizable hits and has enjoyed lasting popularity. In a ''Classic Rock'' article, "Faithfully" was called the greatest power ballad ever recorded. Lyrics and composition The song was written by Journey keyboard player Jonathan Cain. He began writing the song with only the lyrics "highway run into the midnight sun" on a paper napkin while on a tour bus headed to Saratoga Springs, New York. The next day, he completed the song in full in only a half-hour. Cain connected the song's quick genesis to his Christian faith: "I'd never had a song come to me so quickly ..it was anointed, supernatural." Neal Schon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" is a song by American rock group Journey released as a single in 1979 from the album ''Evolution''. Chart performance The song was Journey's first Top 40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November of that year. Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand. Music video In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, best known for directing videos for Queen, Michael Jackson, and Prince. Personnel *Steve Perry – lead vocals *Neal Schon – guitars, backing vocals *Gregg Rolie – keyboards, piano, backing vocals *Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals *Steve Smith – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians *Greg Werner – backing vocals Cover versions *"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" was covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP, ''A Change of Seasons'', in 1995. Use in media *The origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Fall (song)
"After the Fall" is a song by the American rock band Journey (band), Journey. Written by Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry, it was the third single released from their 1983 album ''Frontiers (Journey album), Frontiers''. Peaking at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, it was the band's 11th top 40 and their ninth top 25 single. It spent 12 weeks on the chart overall. It also reached #30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, Mainstream Rock chart. ''Cash Box'' said the song "manages to walk the tightrope between Album-oriented rock, AOR and pop" and praised the guitar solo and the "near-perfect fade-out." The song appeared in the 1983 film ''Risky Business'', starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It was the first Journey track to feature bass guitarist Randy Jackson, who would join the band for their following album ''Raised on Radio'' and Raised on Radio Tour, its tour and would rejoin the group in 2020. Personnel *Steve Perry–lead vocals *Neal Schon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" is a song performed by Journey, recorded for their album '' Frontiers'' and released as a single on January 5, 1983. It peaked at #8 for six consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Top Tracks chart. The song is also well known for its use in the film '' Tron: Legacy'' and in season 4 of '' Stranger Things''. To accompany the song on MTV, the band shot its first concept video. It was a difficult experience for a variety of reasons, and received mixed reviews from critics. Background and writing The song was written and composed in 1982 during the '' Escape'' tour. It is not certain exactly when it was first performed live. Some sources will claim that the first live performance of the song was in 1982 at the ''Day on the Green'' concert, where singer Steve Perry told the crowd, "We just wrote this song about two weeks ago." However, bootleg recordings exist of performances at least a month earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Schon
Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion. Surname *Abbie Neal (1918–2004), American country music entertainer * Adam Neal (born 1990), English rugby league player * Alice B. Neal (1828–1863), American writer *Arthur Neal (1903–1982), English footballer *Blaine Neal (born 1978), American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball *Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster) (born 1942), American sports broadcaster *Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster) (1916–1983), American sports broadcaster * Charles Lincoln Neal (also known as "Link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Cain
Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017. He also maintains a solo career as a contemporary Christian artist. Early life Cain was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Leonard and Nancy Friga. At the age of eight, Cain began accordion lessons, and by the time he was in his teens, he was playing accordion and piano at parties and in clubs. He also plays guitar, bass, and harmonica. Cain is a survivor of the Our Lady of the Angels school fire of 1958, in which 92 students and 3 nuns died. In 1968, Cain graduated from East Leyden High School in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park, Illinois, and later attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music. Career In 1976, Cain released his first record as the Jonathan Cain Band, ''Windy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
