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Raised On Radio Tour
The Raised on Radio Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. The tour was the last with lead singer Steve Perry. Session players Randy Jackson and Mike Baird played bass and drums, respectively, as Ross Valory and Steve Smith were fired during recording sessions for the album. Valory and Smith, however, received their percentage of the profits from the tour. The tour started on August 23, 1986, at the ''Mountain Aire Festival'' in Angels Camp, California and ended February 1, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska. Opening acts for the tour included Honeymoon Suite, The Outfield, Glass Tiger and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran. The tour was videotaped by MTV and made into a documentary, which includes interviews and concert footage of the band at the height of their career. State of the art computerized lighting and large movable video screens that resembled pool table holders were used as part of the elaborate stage design. Perry left the band at the conclusion of the l ... [...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] |
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] |
Be Good To Yourself
"Be Good to Yourself" is a song by Journey from their ninth studio album, ''Raised on Radio''. Released in 1986 as the first single from the album, the song reached the top ten on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background The single heralded the band's first new album in three years, as singer Steve Perry had taken time off for a hit solo album and had appeared on 1985's "We Are the World", while guitarist Neal Schon had recorded a one-off album as part of Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve. The title owes itself to a sort of mantra of Perry's at the time, which keyboardist Jonathan Cain jotted down in his notes during writing sessions for the album. Calling it a "Perry-ism" in the liner notes to 1992's box set '' Time3'', Cain explains, "With his own domestic situation in disarray and his mother slowly dying, Perry needed life affirming messages." Still, a complete song eluded the band for five months before coming together in a sudden moment of inspiration in the shower for Cain ... [...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] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jailhouse Rock (song)
"Jailhouse Rock" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the Jailhouse Rock (film), film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, as the first single from the film's Jailhouse Rock (EP), soundtrack EP. It reached the top of the charts in the U.S. and the top 10 in several other countries. The song has been recognized by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the American Film Institute, and others. Characters and themes Some of the characters named in the song are real people. Shifty Henry was a well-known Los Angeles musician, not a criminal. The Purple Gang was a real mob. "Sad Sack" was a United States Army, U.S. Army nickname in World War II for a loser, which was also the name of a popular comic strip and comic book character. According to ''Rolling Stone'', Leiber and Stoller's "theme song for Presley's third movie was decidedly silly, the kind of tongue-in-cheek goof they had ... [...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] |
Oh Sherrie
"Oh Sherrie" is the debut solo single by American singer Steve Perry. Written by Perry, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf and Bill Cuomo, the song was recorded and released on Perry's first solo album ''Street Talk'' in 1984, which he released while still a member of Journey. The song is often regarded as an "honorary" Journey song, being credited to the band on several hit compilation albums and in other media, largely due to its resemblance to the band's trademark sound, as well as their performances of the song on the Raised on Radio Tour, which proved to be Perry's live swansong with the band. The song is written in F major. The song was Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist and written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford,Steve Perry talks about the recording o"Oh Sherrie"and Street Talk singles. who also appeared in the music video. The song hit number three on the pop chart and number one on the rock chart in the United States, partly aided in its success by a music video re ... [...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] |
Wheel In The Sky
"Wheel in the Sky" is a song by the American rock band Journey, recorded in 1977 and included on their fourth studio album, '' Infinity.'' It was written and composed by Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon, and Diane Valory. Background At the time of the song's composition, the band had decided to follow a new direction into an edgier sound and began recording simple hard rock pieces with new lead vocalist Fleischman. He was replaced by Steve Perry once work on ''Infinity'' began in earnest. The song had started out as a poem titled "Wheels In My Mind", which had been written by Diane Valory, the wife of Journey bassist Ross Valory. Reception '' Cash Box'' said it has "tight lick guitar work and effective lead and backing vocals." "Wheel in the Sky" reached #57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978, becoming Journey's first song to chart on the Hot 100, and also reached #45 on the Canadian ''RPM'' 100. Structure The song opens with an instrumental that lasts for 28 seconds. Pe ... [...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] |
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] |
