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The Essential Journey
''The Essential Journey'' is a compilation of songs from the rock band Journey. Released on October 16, 2001, it is part of Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums. The album includes most of Journey's major and minor hits that have charted on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It covers material recorded while Steve Perry was lead singer of the band, from 1978's ''Infinity'' to 1996's '' Trial by Fire'', neglecting Journey albums recorded before and after his membership. The first disc is ''Greatest Hits'' with some minor changes: tracks are in a slightly different order, " After the Fall" replaces "Be Good to Yourself" (which is on the second disc instead), and "When You Love a Woman" is included (this song was recorded after the release of the original edition of ''Greatest Hits'', but was added to the 2006 CD edition). ''The Essential Journey'' was certified as Platinum in the United States on February 2, 2005 and Double Platinum in the United States on March 3, 2016. It ha ... [...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] |
When You Love A Woman
"When You Love a Woman" is a song by American rock band Journey. It is the third track from their 10th studio album, '' Trial by Fire'' (1996), and was released as the lead single from that album in September 1996. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, finishing 1997 as the 57th-best-selling single in the US and their last major hit there. In Canada, the song peaked at number three on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart and number one on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart. "When You Love a Woman" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The ''Billboard'' Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 404. Music video The music video features the band playing in what appears to be an empty recording studio. The video was directed by Wayne Isham. This was one of the last performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departure (Journey Album)
''Departure'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Journey. It was released on February 29, 1980 by Columbia Records. ''Departure'' was Journey's highest-charting album to that point, giving them their first appearance in the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts, peaking at No. 8. The album includes "Any Way You Want It", the lead off track and top 25 single. The album featured an edgier sound, thanks partly to the "live in studio" way the songs were recorded. The band went into The Automatt studio with 19 tracks, eventually trimming down to 12. Three singles were released off of ''Departure''. "Any Way You Want It" reached #23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the follow up " Walks Like a Lady" reached #32. The last single was a medley of "Good Morning Girl" and "Stay Awhile" which only reached #55. ''Record World'' called the medley "an epic ballad" with "healthy amounts of pomp and bravado." ''Departure'' would mark the last full-time studio album appea ... [...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] |
Frontiers (Journey Album)
''Frontiers'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released on February 1, 1983 by Columbia Records. This was the band's last album to feature bassist Ross Valory until 1996's '' Trial by Fire''. The album reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and would garner four top 40 singles: " After the Fall" (No. 23), "Send Her My Love" (No. 23), " Faithfully" (No. 12), and "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (No. 8), and a rock radio hit in "Chain Reaction". The album would later achieve the RIAA certification of six times platinum. [...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] |
Robert Fleischman
Robert Fleischman (born March 11, 1953) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for working with the rock band Journey, briefly as their lead vocalist in 1977 and occasionally thereafter as a songwriting collaborator. Biography Fleischman, originally the frontman of Los Angeles band Shatterminx in 1975 is perhaps best known as the lead singer for the rock band Journey from June until October 1977, between the group's albums, ''Next'' and ''Infinity''. He appeared in live concert performances with Journey and co-wrote and recorded numerous studio demo tracks during the band's early writing sessions for the upcoming album, ''Infinity''. Three of those co-written tracks appear on the album: " Anytime", "Wheel in the Sky" (reaching #57 on the ''Billboard'' charts), and "Winds of March". The only officially released Journey song featuring Fleischman's vocals is "For You" which can be found on Journey's box-set release, '' Time3'', as well as on Fleischman's 1979 solo al ... [...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] |
Escape (Journey Album)
''Escape'' (stylized as ''E5C4P3'' on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Journey, released on July 31, 1981 by Columbia Records. It topped the American ''Billboard'' 200 chart and features four hit ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles – "Don't Stop Believin'" ( 9), "Who's Crying Now" (no. 4), "Still They Ride" (no. 19) and " Open Arms" (no. 2) – plus rock radio staple "Stone in Love". In July 2021, it was certified diamond by the RIAA, making it the band's most successful studio album and second most successful album overall behind ''Greatest Hits''. Background and writing ''Escape'' was the band's first album with keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who replaced founding keyboardist Gregg Rolie after he left the band at the end of 1980. The album was co-produced by former Lynyrd Skynyrd sound technician Kevin Elson and one-time Queen engineer Mike Stone, who also engineered the album. Reception and legacy Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Stop Believin'
"Don't Stop Believin' is a song by American rock band Journey (band), Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, ''Escape (Journey album), Escape'' (1981), released through Columbia Records. "Don't Stop Believin'" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. A mid-tempo rock anthem, "Don't Stop Believin'" is memorable for its distinctive opening keyboard riff. At the dawn of the 1980s, Journey was becoming one of the most successful rock acts of the era. The band added Cain on keyboards before entering the studio to record ''Escape''. Cain had kept the song title from encouragement his father gave him as a struggling musician living on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard. The song is unusual in that its Refrain, chorus does not arrive until the song is nearly finished; its structure consists of two pre-choruses and three Verse (music), verses before it arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundtrack Album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the soundtrack to the film of the same name, in 1938. The first soundtrack album of a film's orchestral score was that for Alexander Korda's 1942 film ''Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book'', composed by Miklós Rózsa. Overview When a feature film is released, or during and after a television series airs, an album in the form of a soundtrack is frequently released alongside it. A soundtrack typically contains instrumentation or alternatively a film score. But it can also feature songs that were sung or performed by characters in a scene (or a cover version of a song in the media, rerecorded by a popular artist), songs that were used as intentional or unintentional background music in important scenes, songs that were heard in the closing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vision Quest (film)
''Vision Quest'' (released in the United Kingdom and Australia as ''Crazy for You'') is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama film starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling and Ronny Cox. It is based on Terry Davis's 1979 novel of the same name. Modine plays a Spokane high school wrestler who falls in love with an older woman, an aspiring artist from New Jersey on her way to San Francisco. The film includes an appearance by Madonna, her first in a major motion picture, playing a singer at a local bar, where she performs the songs " Crazy for You" and "Gambler". In some countries, the title of the film was changed to capitalize on Madonna's emerging fame and the popularity of the song "Crazy for You". Plot Louden Swain is a wrestler at Thompson High School who has just turned 18 years old. He has decided that he needs to do something truly meaningful in his life. He embarks on a mission or, in a Native American term, a ''vision quest'', to drop t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
