At the time that Columbia Records released Steve Perry's Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased, the former Journey lead singer had scored exactly one Top Ten hit as a solo artist ("Oh Sherrie") and placed four other songs in the Top 40, one of which ("Foolish Heart") reached the Top Ten of the adult contemporary charts. It was not the sort of record that would seem to justify the release of a 17-track hits collection. In addition to the hits, the set included assorted album tracks from Perry's two solo albums, Street Talk (1984) and For the Love of Strange Medicine (1994); a couple of songs from the Quest for Camelot soundtrack; four tracks recorded in 1988 for his intended second album, Against the Wall ("Unfortunately, it was never released," he noted tersely); and the 1977 demo recording that led to Perry' s joining Journey. While the collection certainly presented the best of Steve Perry thus far, as well as some interesting curiosities, it hardly lived up to the usual standard expected of an album called Greatest Hits, simply because Perry's hadn't scored enough hits to have a Greatest Hits album. Either this was a stopgap release to keep the singer's name before the public or a contractual obligation, the latter justification being indicated by the odd release date in mid-December. [Columbia's 2006 reissue featured one bonus track.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Niko Bolas (Audio Engineer), Randy Goodrum (Keyboard Bass), William Ross (String Arrangements), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Randy Goodrum (Drum Programming), Waddy Wachtel (Guitar), Steve Perry (Audio Production), Kenny Loggins (Producer), Adrian Gurvitz (Synthesizer), Scott Thurston (Piano), Bill Cuomo (Piano), Felipe Elgueta (Piano), Steve Perry (Producer), Bill Cuomo (Synthesizer), John Scarpati (Photography), Michael Hart Thompson (Guitar), Tim Miner (Bass), David Froster (String Arrangements), Mike Hamilton (Bass), Tim Kimsey (Engineer), William Hames (Photography), Steve Goldstein (Piano), Dee Robb (Engineer), David Froster (Orchestral Arrangements), Tim Miner (Piano), Randy Goodrum (Producer), Adrian Gurvitz (Keyboard Bass), Dee Robb (Producer), James Barton (Producer), Todd Kaplan (Photography), Michael Landau (Guitar), Tris Imboden (Percussion), Larry Dalton (Orchestral Arrangements), Humberto Gatica (Engineer), Steve Goldstein (Synthesizer), Adrian Gurvitz (Piano), Randy Foster (Synthesizer), Dee Robb (Mixing), Adrian Gurvitz (Guitar), Billy Steele (Guitar), Sterling Smith (Synthesizer), Stevey SeLacey (Guitar), Craig Krampf (Drums), Chuck Domanico (Bass), William Ross (Orchestral Arrangements), Paul Taylor (Synthesizer), David Foster (Producer), Randy Jackson (Bass), David Daoud Coleman (Design), Felipe Elgueta (Synthesizer), Craig Krampf (Producer), Craig Burbidge (Mixing), Niko Bolas (Engineer), Paul Taylor (Piano), John "4 Daddman" Robinson (Drums), Chris Lord-Alge (Engineer), Steve Perry (Vocals), Dennis Conway (Drums), Niko Bolas (Mixing), Bruce Botnick (Producer), Neil Geraldo (Guitar), Randy Foster (Piano), Kenny Loggins (Guitar (Rhythm)), Kenny Loggins (Vocals), Neil Zlozower (Photography), Sterling Smith (Piano), Neil Geraldo (Guitar (Rhythm)), Moyes Lucas (Drums), Larry Kimpel (Bass), Steve Douglas & the Rebel Rousers (Saxophone), David Foster (Keyboard Bass), Carole Bayer Sager (Producer), Scott Thurston (Synthesizer), Tim Miner (Producer), James Barton (Engineer), Tim Miner (Synthesizer), Bryan Garofalo (Bass), Randy Goodrum (Engineer), John Jackson (Project Director), Frank Salazar (Engineer), Bob Glaub (Bass), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Larry Dalton (String Arrangements), Felipe Elgueta (Engineer), Larrie Londin (Drums), Gary Gershoff (Photography), Craig Hall (Guitar), David Daoud Coleman (Art Direction), Brian Botnick (Executive Producer), Lincoln Brewster (Guitar), Tony Brock (Drum Programming)
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