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The Essential Journey doesn't bear a title that's too hyperbolic for the collection it represents. Over the course of two discs and 32 songs, the retrospective winds through all of the group's biggest songs -- not just the hit singles, but the album radio favorites and concert staples that kept the group popular on the charts and in the arenas until last third of the '80s (and, for the record, everything on the previous Greatest Hits record is here). The key to the collection is that it doesn't abide strict chronological order. Instead, it's divided into two, with all the biggest hits on the first disc and the second acting like a "more of the best" collection, and within each of the discs, the tracks flow like a concert. The result is a first-class, definitive collection for the serious Journey listener (and, despite many skeptics, there are many out there -- which is not hard to understand, since arena rock never got any better than this).
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Jonathon Cain, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aynsley Dunbar, Drums - Steve Perry, Vocal - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - D. Valory, Composer - D. Valory, Lyricist - Ross Valory, Bass - R. Fleischman, Composer - R. Fleischman, Lyricist - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Guitar - Journey, Performer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - John Griswald, Guitar - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Steve Perry, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Gregg Rolie, Harmonica - Geoff Workman, Producer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Jack Villanueva, Keyboards - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer - Jonathon Cain, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer - Jonathon Cain, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aynsley Dunbar, Percussion - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Steve Perry, Vocal - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Journey, Performer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - Ross Valory, Bass - Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - Steve Smith, Cymbals - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Londin, Drums - Randy Jackson, Bass - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jim Gaines, Co-Producer - Jonathan Cain, Background Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Producer - Steve Perry, Background Vocal - Steve Perry, Vocal - Steve Minkins, Percussion - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Background Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Paulinho DaCosta, Percussion - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Londin, Drums - Randy Jackson, Bass - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jim Gaines, Co-Producer - Jonathan Cain, Background Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Producer - Steve Perry, Background Vocal - Steve Perry, Vocal - Steve Minkins, Percussion - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Background Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - John Bettis, Lyricist - John Bettis, Composer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Paulinho DaCosta, Percussion - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment
Aynsley Dunbar, Percussion - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Geoffrey Workman, Engineer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Roy Thomas Baker, Mixing Engineer - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - John Griswald, Guitar - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Steve Perry, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Gregg Rolie, Harmonica - Geoff Workman, Producer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Jack Villanueva, Keyboards - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
Aynsley Dunbar, Percussion - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums - Steve Perry, Vocal - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - R. Valory, Composer - R. Valory, Lyricist - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - G. Rolie, Composer - G. Rolie, Lyricist - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - R. Fleischman, Composer - R. Fleischman, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - R. SILVER, Composer - R. SILVER, Lyricist - Journey, Performer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aynsley Dunbar, Percussion - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Geoffrey Workman, Engineer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Roy Thomas Baker, Mixing Engineer - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Journey, Performer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Ken Kessie, 2nd Engineer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Gregg Rolie, Harmonica - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Geoff Workman, Producer - Geoff Workman, Engineer - Geoff Workman, Mixing Engineer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - Ross Valory, Bass - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Brian Lee, Mastering Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Elson, Producer - M. Schon, Composer - M. Schon, Lyricist - Journey, Performer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Jonathon Cain, Keyboards
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Londin, Drums - Randy Jackson, Bass - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jim Gaines, Co-Producer - Jonathan Cain, Background Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Producer - Steve Perry, Background Vocal - Steve Perry, Vocal - Steve Minkins, Percussion - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Background Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Londin, Drums - Randy Jackson, Bass - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jim Gaines, Co-Producer - Jonathan Cain, Background Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Producer - Steve Perry, Background Vocal - Steve Perry, Vocal - Steve Minkins, Percussion - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Background Vocal - Journey, Performer
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Paulinho DaCosta, Percussion - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Wally Buck, 2nd Engineer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Elson, Producer - M. Schon, Composer - M. Schon, Lyricist - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - Steve Smith, Cymbals - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - R. Valory, Composer - R. Valory, Lyricist - G. Rolie, Composer - G. Rolie, Lyricist - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Journey, Performer
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Drums - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Mike Stone, Producer - Jonathan Cain, Vocal - Jonathan Cain, Guitar - Jonathan Cain, Keyboards - Wally Buck, 2nd Engineer - Steve Perry, Vocal - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Bass - N. SCHON, Composer - N. SCHON, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Smith, Percussion - Steve Smith, Drums - John Griswald, Guitar - S. Perry, Composer - S. Perry, Lyricist - Steve Perry, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Vocal - Gregg Rolie, Keyboards - Gregg Rolie, Harmonica - Geoff Workman, Producer - Ross Valory, Vocal - Ross Valory, Acoustic Bass - Neal Schon, Vocal - Neal Schon, Guitar - Jack Villanueva, Keyboards - Kevin Elson, Producer - Journey, Performer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Essential Journey doesn't bear a title that's too hyperbolic for the collection it represents. Over the course of two discs and 32 songs, the retrospective winds through all of the group's biggest songs -- not just the hit singles, but the album radio favorites and concert staples that kept the group popular on the charts and in the arenas until last third of the '80s (and, for the record, everything on the previous Greatest Hits record is here). The key to the collection is that it doesn't abide strict chronological order. Instead, it's divided into two, with all the biggest hits on the first disc and the second acting like a "more of the best" collection, and within each of the discs, the tracks flow like a concert. The result is a first-class, definitive collection for the serious Journey listener (and, despite many skeptics, there are many out there -- which is not hard to understand, since arena rock never got any better than this).
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:08:24
- Main artists: Journey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
This compilation (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
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