Greatest Hits 1978–1997

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Greatest Hits 1978-1997
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Video by Journey
Released November 25, 2003
Recorded Various
Genre Hard rock, arena rock
Length73:38
Label Columbia/Sony
Producer Steve Perry, John Kalodner, Michael Rubenstein
Journey chronology
Journey 2001
(2001) Journey 20012001
Greatest Hits 1978–1997
(2003)
Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour
(2005) Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour2005
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Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997 - Music Videos and Live Performances is the second DVD by the American rock band Journey, released in 2003. It contains music videos and live performances of songs from the band's history with longtime lead vocalist Steve Perry, who left the band in 1998. It is Journey's best selling concert video going 4× Multi-Platinum since its 2003 release. [2]

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Journey (band) American rock band

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987 when Steve Perry was lead vocalist. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". Its 1983 follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's appeal in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s and later regrouped with a series of lead singers.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981 - Live, Escape Tour, Houston, TX)
  2. "Wheel in the Sky" (1978 - Music video)
  3. "Faithfully" (1983 - Music video)
  4. "Any Way You Want It" (1981 - Live, Escape Tour, Houston, TX (P.A. Board Mix))
  5. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (1983 - Music video)
  6. "Lights" (1978 - Music video)
  7. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" (1979 - Music video)
  8. "Be Good to Yourself" (1986 - Live, Raised on Radio Tour, Mountain Aire Festival, Angels Camp, CA)
  9. "When You Love a Woman" (1996 - Music video)
  10. "Who's Crying Now" (1981 - Live, Escape Tour, Houston, TX (P.A. Board Mix))
  11. "Send Her My Love" (1983 - Music video)
  12. "Girl Can't Help It" (1986 - Live, Raised on Radio Tour, Mountain Aire Festival, Angels Camp, CA)
  13. "Open Arms" (1981 - Live, Escape Tour, Houston, TX (P.A. Board Mix))
  14. "Just the Same Way" (1980 - Music video)
  15. "Stone in Love" (1981 - Live, Escape Tour, Houston, TX)
  16. "Feeling That Way" (1978 - Music Video)
  17. "After the Fall" (1983 - Music video)
  18. "I'll Be Alright Without You" (1986 - Live, Raised on Radio Tour, Atlanta, GA)

Personnel

Neal Schon American musician

Neal Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist, best known for his work with the bands Journey and Bad English. He was a member of the rock band Santana before forming Journey, and was also an original member of Hardline.

Jonathan Cain American musician

Jonathan Cain is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with The Babys, Journey, and Bad English. Cain was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7, 2017.

Ross Valory American guitarist

Ross Lamont Valory is an American musician best known as the bass player for the rock band Journey. He and Neal Schon are the only remaining original members of the band, although he was absent from the band between 1985 and 1995. Valory was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.

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