Escape (Journey album)
| Escape | ||
|---|---|---|
| Missing image JourneyEscapealbumcover.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by Journey | ||
| Released | August, 1981 | |
| Recorded | 1981 (?) | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42 min 46 sec | |
| Record label | Columbia Records | |
| Producers | Kevin Elson, Mike Stone | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide | 4½/5 | link |
| Journey Chronology | ||
| Captured (1981) | Escape (1981) | Frontiers (1983) |
Journey's seventh album, Escape, was released in August of 1981. With three hit singles, Escape became Journey's biggest album yet, and remains one of their most popular and best-reviewed works-to-date.
The spelling of Escape as E5C4P3 on the cover art is similar to, but would seem to predate, leet spelling.
Certified 9-times Platinum by RIAA* (11/14/94; only Greatest Hits, 10x has sold more copies).
Highest chart position: #1
| Contents |
Track listing
- "Don't Stop Believin'" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 4:10
- "Stone in Love" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 4:25
- "Who's Crying Now" (Cain/Perry) - 5:01
- "Keep on Runnin'" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 3:39
- "Still They Ride" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 3:49
- "Escape" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 5:16
- "Lay it Down" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 4:13
- "Dead or Alive" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 3:20
- "Mother, Father" (Cain/Perry/Schon) - 5:28
- "Open Arms" (Cain/Perry) - 3:18
Personnel
- Steve Perry - Vocals
- Neal Schon - Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Smith - Drums
- Jonathan Cain - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ross Valory - Bass, Vocals
- Wally Buck - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Herbie Herbert - Management
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering, Remastering
- Jim Welch - Photography, Package Design, Cover Design, Visual Concept
- Brian Lee - Remastering
- Stanley Mouse - Illustrations
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1981 Pop Albums No. 1 1983 The Billboard 200 No. 139 1984 The Billboard 200 No. 156
Billboard (North America) - singles
1981 Don't Stop Believin' Mainstream Rock No. 8 1981 Don't Stop Believin' Pop Singles No. 9 1981 Stone In Love Mainstream Rock No. 13 1981 Who's Crying Now Mainstream Rock No. 4 1981 Who's Crying Now Pop Singles No. 4 1982 Open Arms Pop Singles No. 2 1982 Open Arms Adult Contemporary No. 7 1982 Open Arms Mainstream Rock No. 35 1982 Still They Ride Pop Singles No. 19 1982 Still They Ride Adult Contemporary No. 37 1982 Still They Ride Mainstream Rock No. 47