The Essential Journey

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The Essential Journey
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001
Recorded1977–1996
Genre Hard rock, arena rock
Length128:56
Label Columbia/Sony
Journey chronology
Arrival
(2001)
The Essential Journey
(2001)
Red 13
(2002)
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The Essential Journey is a compilation of songs from the rock band Journey. Released on October 16, 2001, it is part of Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums. The album includes most of Journey's major and minor hits that have charted on Billboard Hot 100. It covers material recorded while Steve Perry was lead singer of the band, from 1978's Infinity to 1996's Trial by Fire , neglecting Journey albums recorded before and after his membership. The first disc is Greatest Hits with some minor changes: tracks are in a slightly different order, "After the Fall" replaces "Be Good to Yourself" (which is on the second disc instead), and "When You Love a Woman" is included (this song was recorded after the release of the original edition of Greatest Hits, but was added to the 2006 CD edition).

Contents

The Essential Journey was certified as Platinum in the United States on February 2, 2005, and Double Platinum in the United States on March 3, 2016. [2] It had sold 1,156,000 copies in the US as of August 2013. [3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Only the Young" Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Steve Perry Vision Quest soundtrack, 19854:05
2."Don't Stop Believin'"Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry Escape , 19814:09
3."Wheel in the Sky"Diane Valory, N. Schon, Robert Fleischman Infinity , 19784:13
4."Faithfully"S. Perry, N. Schon, Cain Frontiers , 19834:26
5."Any Way You Want It"N. Schon, S. Perry Departure , 19803:22
6."Ask the Lonely"Cain, S. Perry Two of a Kind soundtrack, 19833:54
7."Who's Crying Now"Cain, S. PerryEscape5:01
8."Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"Cain, S. PerryFrontiers5:26
9."Lights"N. Schon, S. PerryInfinity3:10
10."Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"S. Perry Evolution , 19793:54
11."Open Arms"Cain, S. PerryEscape3:19
12."Girl Can't Help It"Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry Raised on Radio , 19863:50
13."Send Her My Love"Cain, S. PerryFrontiers3:55
14."When You Love a Woman"Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry Trial by Fire , 19964:08
15."I'll Be Alright Without You"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryRaised on Radio4:34
16."After the Fall"Cain, S. PerryFrontiers5:01
Total length:1:06:27
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Chain Reaction"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryFrontiers4:20
2."Message of Love"Cain, N. Schon, S. Perry, John Bettis Trial by Fire5:34
3."Somethin' to Hide"N. Schon, S. PerryInfinity3:30
4."Line of Fire" (Live)N. Schon, S. Perry Captured , 1981; originally from Departure3:18
5."Anytime" Gregg Rolie, Roger Silver, N. Schon, Fleischman, Ross Valory Infinity3:28
6."Stone in Love"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryEscape4:25
7."Patiently"N. Schon, S. PerryInfinity3:22
8."Good Morning Girl"N. Schon, S. PerryDeparture1:44
9."The Eyes of a Woman"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryRaised on Radio4:33
10."Be Good to Yourself"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryRaised on Radio3:52
11."Still They Ride"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryEscape3:49
12."Baby I'm a Leavin' You"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryTrial by Fire2:47
13."Mother, Father"Cain, Matt Schon, N. Schon, S. PerryEscape5:28
14."Just the Same Way"Rolie, N. Schon, R. ValoryEvolution3:18
15."Escape"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryEscape5:17
16."The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)"S. PerryCaptured3:41
Total length:1:02:23
Disc 3 – Limited Edition 3.0 version only
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Don't Stop Believin'" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981)Cain, N. Schon, Perry Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour , 20054:15
2."Stone in Love" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981)Cain, N. Schon, PerryLive in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour5:14
3."When I Think of You"Cain, PerryTrial by Fire4:20
4."Suzanne"Cain, PerryRaised on Radio3:38
5."Walks Like a Lady"Perry [4] Departure3:16
6."Feeling That Way"Rolie, Perry, Aynsley Dunbar Infinity3:28
7."Mother, Father" (Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, 11/6/1981)Cain, M. Schon, N. Schon, S. PerryLive in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour5:21
8."I Can See It in Your Eyes"Cain, N. Schon, S. PerryTrial by Fire4:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Position
United States Billboard 200 [5] 47

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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