Street Talk | ||||
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Released | April 1984 | |||
Recorded | Record One (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | AOR | |||
Length | 39:20 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Steve Perry, Bruce Botnick | |||
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The Village Voice | C [4] |
Street Talk is Steve Perry's first solo studio album, released in April 1984.
Street Talk contains Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist, "Oh Sherrie", written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford. [5] The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. Other singles included "Foolish Heart" (peaked at #18), "She's Mine" (peaked at #21), and "Strung Out" (peaked at #40).
There were a number of nods to Perry's pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk. [6] In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s.
In addition to launching Perry's solo career, the cover photo for Street Talk served as a career launchpad for music photographer John Scarpati, who met Perry during the album's recording sessions at a studio in Sherman Oaks. [7]
Street Talk is certified as 2× Platinum (2,000,000) in sales by the RIAA. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh Sherrie" | Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf, Perry | 3:48 |
2. | "I Believe" | Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Krampf, Perry | 4:12 |
3. | "Go Away" | Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry | 4:05 |
4. | "Foolish Heart" | Goodrum, Perry | 3:39 |
5. | "It's Only Love" | Goodrum, Perry | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "She's Mine" | Goodrum, Perry | 4:26 |
2. | "You Should Be Happy" | Goodrum, Perry | 3:20 |
3. | "Running Alone" | John Bettis, Hitchings, Krampf, Perry | 4:05 |
4. | "Captured by the Moment" | Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry | 3:47 |
5. | "Strung Out" | Krampf, Perry, Billy Steele | 3:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "My My My" ('Alien Project' demo) | Perry, Krampf, Richard Michaels Haddad, Steve DeLacey | 2:24 |
12. | "Harmony" ('Alien Project' demo) | Perry | 3:58 |
13. | "Makes No Difference" ('Alien Project' demo) | Perry, Krampf, Haddad, DeLacey | 4:53 |
14. | "Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving" (B-side to Oh Sherrie) | Perry, Danny Kortchmar, Krampf | 3:13 |
15. | "If Only for the Moment, Girl" (Originally released on We Are the World (1985)) | Perry, Goodrum | 4:09 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] | 79 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 59 |
United States (Billboard 200) [10] | 12 |
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