Ask the Lonely (Journey song)

"Ask the Lonely"
Single by Journey
from the album Two of a Kind
B-side	"Troubled Child"
Released	1983
Genre	Arena rock
Length	3:56
Label	MCA CBS/Sony
Songwriter(s)	Steve Perry Jonathan Cain
Producer(s)	Kevin Elson Mike Stone
Journey singles chronology
"Send Her My Love" (1983) "Ask the Lonely" (1983) "Only the Young" (1985)

"Ask the Lonely" is a song by American rock band Journey. It was featured in the film Two of a Kind and its respective soundtrack. The song was a radio rock hit in the U.S. (despite only receiving a single release in Japan) and appears on their 1988 Greatest Hits album. The single was backed with "Troubled Child", a track from their 1983 album Frontiers . CD reissues of said album feature "Ask the Lonely" as a bonus track.

The track reached number 3 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1984. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Ask the Lonely" (Perry, Cain) – 3:56
2. "Troubled Child" (Cain, Schon, Perry) – 4:29

Personnel

• Steve Perry - vocals
• Neal Schon - guitar, vocals
• Jonathan Cain - keyboards, vocals
• Ross Valory - bass, vocals
• Steve Smith - drums

Charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [1]	3

References

1. "Journey Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.