Generations (Journey album)

Generations is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band Journey. It was the band's last album with lead singer Steve Augeri and second album with drummer Deen Castronovo, confirming the line-up of 2001's Arrival and 2002's Red 13 EP. The album was given away for free by the band during most of the concerts of the Generations Tour in 2005, and subsequently released on Sanctuary Records later the same year.

Generations
Studio album by Journey
Released	August 29, 2005
Recorded	The Plant, Sausalito, California, Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, California, Laughing Dog Studios, New York City, February–March 2005
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	73:12
Label	Sanctuary (US) Frontiers (Europe) King (Japan) Seoul (South Korea)
Producer	Kevin Elson
Journey studio album chronology
Arrival (2000) Generations (2005) Revelation (2008)

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This was the first Journey album where all of the band members share the lead vocalist duties. Jonathan Cain sings lead on "Every Generation" and "Pride of the Family" (the latter of which is only found on the Japanese edition), the first time he sang lead since "All That Really Matters" (originally a Frontiers outtake) from the Time³ box set. Deen Castronovo sings lead on "A Better Life" and "Never Too Late". Neal Schon provides lead vocals for "In Self Defense" (previously recorded for the Schon & Hammer album Here to Stay) and Ross Valory lends his vocals to "Gone Crazy".

Critical reception was mixed upon the album's release; Most critics praised Augeri's vocal performance and the band's more diverse musical direction compared to previous albums, but many were divided on the band's decision to share lead vocals.

The album peaked at No. 170 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[4] Its chart position was undoubtedly affected by the fact that before it was released to record stores, it was given away at shows that summer to every ticket holder. Generations was the last album to feature Augeri, who left the band mid-tour in 2006 due to a throat infection. Jeff Scott Soto replaced him and toured with the band until June 2007. It was also the only Journey album released by the now-defunct Sanctuary Records.

The latter portion of the song "Faith in the Heartland" was heard during the December 10, 2006 edition of NBC's Football Night in America, during a segment about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. "Faith in the Heartland" and "The Place in Your Heart" were re-recorded by the band with new vocalist Arnel Pineda on their 2008 album Revelation, but "The Place in Your Heart" was only released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of that album.