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 | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 16, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1996 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, arena rock | |||
Length | 128:56 | |||
Label | Columbia/Sony | |||
Journey chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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.[2] It had sold 1,156,000 copies in the US as of August 2013.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Only the Young" | Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Steve Perry | Vision Quest soundtrack, 1985 | 4:05 |
2. | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Escape, 1981 | 4:09 |
3. | "Wheel in the Sky" | Diane Valory, N. Schon, Robert Fleischman | Infinity, 1978 | 4:13 |
4. | "Faithfully" | S. Perry, N. Schon, Cain | Frontiers, 1983 | 4:26 |
5. | "Any Way You Want It" | N. Schon, S. Perry | Departure, 1980 | 3:22 |
6. | "Ask the Lonely" | Cain, S. Perry | Two of a Kind soundtrack, 1983 | 3:54 |
7. | "Who's Crying Now" | Cain, S. Perry | Escape | 5:01 |
8. | "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" | Cain, S. Perry | Frontiers | 5:26 |
9. | "Lights" | N. Schon, S. Perry | Infinity | 3:10 |
10. | "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | S. Perry | Evolution, 1979 | 3:54 |
11. | "Open Arms" | Cain, S. Perry | Escape | 3:19 |
12. | "Girl Can't Help It" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Raised on Radio, 1986 | 3:50 |
13. | "Send Her My Love" | Cain, S. Perry | Frontiers | 3:55 |
14. | "When You Love a Woman" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Trial by Fire, 1996 | 4:08 |
15. | "I'll Be Alright Without You" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Raised on Radio | 4:34 |
16. | "After the Fall" | Cain, S. Perry | Frontiers | 5:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Chain Reaction" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Frontiers | 4:20 |
2. | "Message of Love" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry, John Bettis | Trial by Fire | 5:34 |
3. | "Somethin' to Hide" | N. Schon, S. Perry | Infinity | 3:30 |
4. | "Line of Fire" (Live) | N. Schon, S. Perry | Captured, 1981; originally from Departure | 3:18 |
5. | "Anytime" | Gregg Rolie, Roger Silver, N. Schon, Fleischman, Ross Valory | Infinity | 3:28 |
6. | "Stone in Love" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Escape | 4:25 |
7. | "Patiently" | N. Schon, S. Perry | Infinity | 3:22 |
8. | "Good Morning Girl" | N. Schon, S. Perry | Departure | 1:44 |
9. | "The Eyes of a Woman" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Raised on Radio | 4:33 |
10. | "Be Good to Yourself" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Raised on Radio | 3:52 |
11. | "Still They Ride" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Escape | 3:49 |
12. | "Baby I'm a Leavin' You" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Trial by Fire | 2:47 |
13. | "Mother, Father" | Cain, Matt Schon, N. Schon, S. Perry | Escape | 5:28 |
14. | "Just the Same Way" | Rolie, N. Schon, R. Valory | Evolution | 3:18 |
15. | "Escape" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Escape | 5:17 |
16. | "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" | S. Perry | Captured | 3:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Don't Stop Believin'" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981) | Cain, N. Schon, Perry | Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour, 2005 | 4:15 |
2. | "Stone in Love" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981) | Cain, N. Schon, Perry | Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour | 5:14 |
3. | "When I Think of You" | Cain, Perry | Trial by Fire | 4:20 |
4. | "Suzanne" | Cain, Perry | Raised on Radio | 3:38 |
5. | "Walks Like a Lady" | Perry[4] | Departure | 3:16 |
6. | "Feeling That Way" | Rolie, Perry, Aynsley Dunbar | Infinity | 3:28 |
7. | "Mother, Father" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981) | Cain, M. Schon, N. Schon, S. Perry | Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour | 5:21 |
8. | "I Can See It in Your Eyes" | Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry | Trial by Fire | 4:13 |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Essential Journey review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey. Retrieved on 2019-09-09.
- Paul Grein (August 7, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 4, 2013. Albums: Robin Thicke, Call Katy Perry". Yahoo Chart Watch.
- https://www.discogs.com/Journey-Walks-Like-A-Lady/release/2717431