Faithfully by Journey was released on April 16, 1983, with Edge of the Blade as the B side. The song, which was written by keyboard player Jonathan Cain while the band was touring, was a single from the band’s eighth studio album Frontiers. Continue reading
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80s Song of the Day: Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry
Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry was released on April 7, 1984, with Don’t Tell Me Why You’re Leaving as the B side. It was a single from Perry’s debut solo album, Street Talk, released while he was still a member of Journey. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Only the Young by Journey
Only the Young by Journey was released January 8, 1985, with I’ll Fall in Love Again by Sammy Hagar as the B side. Originally intended for Journey’s Frontiers album but pulled at the last minute, the song eventually appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Vision Quest. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey was released January 5, 1983, with Frontiers as the B side. It was a single from the band’s eighth studio album Frontiers. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
Workin’ hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin’ anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey was released on October 6, 1981, with Natural Thing as the B side. It was a single from the band’s seventh studio album Escape.
The song reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over a million copies in vinyl. It has re-entered the charts in recent years, notable in 2007 after its use in the last scene of the series finale of The Sopranos. In 2009, it reached No. 6 in the United Kingdom, after failing to break the Top 40 there on its original release. Continue reading
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