Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Rock
Review
The Essential Journey doesn't bear a title that's too hyperbolic for the collection it represents. Over the course of two discs and 32 songs, the retrospective winds through all of the group's biggest songs -- not just the hit singles, but the album radio favorites and concert staples that kept the group popular on the charts and in the arenas until last third of the '80s (and, for the record, everything on the previous Greatest Hits record is here). The key to the collection is that it doesn't abide strict chronological order. Instead, it's divided into two, with all the biggest hits on the first disc and the second acting like a "more of the best" collection, and within each of the discs, the tracks flow like a concert. The result is a first-class, definitive collection for the serious Journey listener (and, despite many skeptics, there are many out there -- which is not hard to understand, since arena rock never got any better than this). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Journey (Main Performer), Neal Schon (Guitar), Steve Smith (Drums), Jonathan Cain (Keyboards), Gregg Rolie (Keyboards), Aynsley Dunbar (Drums), Roy Thomas Baker (Producer), Bruce Bishop (Photography), Bob Clearmountain (Mixing), David Daoud Coleman (Art Direction), Kevin Elson (Producer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Kevin Shirley (Producer), Ross Valory (Bass), Jim Welch (Photography), David Wild (Liner Notes), Geoff Workman (Producer), Larrie Londin (Drums), Mark Weiss (Photography), Randy Jackson (Bass), Ron Pownall (Photography), William Hames (Photography), Peter Ogilvie (Photography), Alton Kelley (Cover Illustration), Mike Stone (Producer)
The Essential Journey is a compilation of songs from the rock band Journey. Released on October 16, 2001, it is part 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 from the Infinity album to 1996's Trial by Fire.
The Essential Journey was certified as Platinum in the United States on Feb. 2, 2005, selling over 1 million units. [1] The three-disc release is a limited edition version. [2]
Early Years Tour • Look into the Future Tour (1976) •Next Tour (1977) •Infinity Tour (1978) •Evolution Tour (1979) •Departure Tour (1980) •Escape Tour (1981) •Frontiers Tour (1983) •Raised on Radio Tour (1986) •Arrival Tour (2001) •Under the Radar Tour (2002) •30th Anniversary Tour (2005) •Revelation Tour (2008-9)
