Personnel: Gregg Rolie (vocals, keyboards); Steve Perry (vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, background vocals); Jonathan Cain (keyboards, background vocals); Ross Valory (bass, background vocals); Randy Jackson (bass); Steve Smith, Aynsley Dunbar, Larrie London (drums). Producers include: Steve Perry, Kevin Elson, Kevin Shirley, Mike Stone, Roy Thomas Baker. Includes liner notes by David Wild. Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering). The title says it all. The cream of the crop from one of rock`s most enduring and successful bands. Hardcore Journey fans will want this because of the fidelity improvement; (the material is remastered from the original source tapes). Everyone else will want this because it`s simply one of the best hits collections ever released. With new liner notes by Rolling Stone`s David Wild, ESSENTIAL is over 130 minutes of music covering the group`s 1978-1996 output. The classics ("Don`t Stop Believin`, "Who`s Crying Now", "Faithfully") are known and loved by all, but it`s the minor hits and album tracks that truly shine here. "Patiently" (a gorgeous ballad) and "Line Of Fire" (a boogie woogie crowd pleaser from the live CAPTURED) will make you want to purchase the original albums from which they hail, as will the beautiful "Good Morning Girl." From blistering, adrenaline-pumping rockers ("Any Way You Want It", "Chain Reaction", "Escape) to raise-your-lighter power ballads ("When You Love A Woman", "Open Arms") and everything in between (the reggae-ish "Baby I`m A Leavin` You) there isn`t a bad cut here. The Journey continues...
Track Listing:
DISC 1:
Only the Young - (from "Vision Quest")
Don`t Stop Believin`
Wheel in the Sky
Faithfully
Anyway You Want It
Ask the Lonely - (from "Two Of A Kind")
Who`s Crying Now
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Lights
Lovin`, Touchin`, Squeezin`
Open Arms
Girl Can`t Help It
Send Her My Love
When You Love a Woman
I`ll Be Alright Without You
After the Fall
DISC 2:
Chain Reaction
Message of Love
Somethin` to Hide
Line of Fire
Anytime
Stone in Love
Patiently
Good Morning Girl
Eyes of a Woman, The
Be Good to Yourself
Still They Ride
Baby I`m a Leavin` You
Mother, Father
Just the Same Way
Escape
Party`s Over, The (Hopelessly in Love)
Album Information
Release Date:
10/16/2001
Type:
Performer
Genre:
Rock & Pop
Subgenre:
Hard Rock
Label:
Columbia (USA)
Catalog Number:
86080
Original Release Year:
2001
# of Discs:
2
Studio/Live:
Mixed
Mono/Stereo:
Stereo
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