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band Journey. The album was released on November 1, 2011 by

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. The compilation album is the band's second greatest hits package. It was released 23 years after the first greatest hits package in 1988. The album includes the remaining radio hits that were left off the first greatest hits package and fan favorites. This includes "Stone in Love", "Feeling That Way", "Anytime", "Just the Same Way", "Still They Ride", "Suzanne", "Walks Like a Lady", "The Party's Over" and "After the Fall".

Background

''Greatest Hits 2'' was released on CD, digital download and in a gatefold double-vinyl edition. The songs were re-mastered to vinyl by Robert Hadley and former lead singer of Journey, Steve Perry. Perry said of the mastering: "I truly forgot how sonically exciting and just plain better these Journey tracks sound back where they originally lived...on vinyl. The stereo separation, the center imaging and the sonic depth of the tracks themselves is more true to what we all loved about these original final mixes. All the instruments and voices, to me personally, sound so damn good that all I want to do is reach for the volume and turn it up!". The album was supposed to include "The Eyes of a Woman" but by request by lead guitarist

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, it was replaced by "Little Girl". Neal Schon's father, jazz musician Matthew Schon worked with the band on "Little Girl".

Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''Greatest Hits'': Steve Perry - Compilation Producer

Infinity

* Neal Schon - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals * Gregg Rolie - Keyboards, Background & Lead Vocals on ''Feeling That Way'' & ''Anytime'' * Ross Valory - Bass, Background Vocals * Aynsley Dunbar - Drums, Percussion * Steve Perry - Lead Vocals * Roy Thomas Baker - Producer

Evolution, Departure & Dream, After Dream

* Neal Schon - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Background Vocals * Gregg Rolie - Keyboards, Harmonica, Background & Lead Vocals on ''Just the Same Way'' * Ross Valory - Bass, Background Vocals * Steve Perry - Lead Vocals * Steve Smith - Drums, Percussion * Roy Thomas Baker - Producer on ''Evolution'' * Kevin Elson & Journey - Producers on ''Departure'' & ''Dream, After Dream''

Captured

* Neal Schon - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals * Ross Valory - Bass, Background Vocals * Steve Perry - Lead Vocals * Steve Smith - Drums, Percussion * Geoff Workman - Keyboards, Background Vocals * Kevin Elson - Producer

Escape, Frontiers, Trial by Fire & Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour

* Neal Schon - Lead Guitar, Background Vocals * Ross Valory - Bass, Background Vocals * Steve Perry - Lead Vocals, Producer on ''Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour'' * Steve Smith - Drums, Percussion * Jonathan Cain - Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals * Randy Jackson - Bass, Background Vocals on ''After the Fall'' * Mike Stone & Kevin Elson - Producers on ''Escape'' & ''Frontiers'' * Kevin Shirley - Producer on ''Trial by Fire''

Raised on Radio

* Neal Schon - Lead Guitar, Background Vocals * Steve Perry - Lead Vocals, Producer * Jonathan Cain - Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals *

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- Bass, Background Vocals * Larrie Londin - Drums, Percussion * Steve Minkins - Percussion

''Greatest Hits I & II''

''Greatest Hits I & II'' is a repackaging of both of Journey’s ''Greatest Hits'' albums. Originally released in 2011, it was reissued in Japan in both 2013 and 2017 with different cover art.

Track listing

References

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