Artist: JOURNEY
Album: THE COLLECTION - 3 ORIGINAL ALBUM BOX SET (3CD)

Release date: 2004
Media type: CD

The Collection includes 3 separate albums: ESCAPE (1981)/ FRONTIERS (1983)/ INFINITY (1978). The 1998 specially-priced box set ESCAPE/FRONTIERS/INFINITY contains three of Journey's best-known albums. If you're curious about the state of early-'80s rock radio, all three releases are a virtual lesson in the true meaning of "arena rock."

While the albums include some of Journey's biggest hits ("Don't Stop Believin'," "Open Arms," "Separate Ways," "Wheel in the Sky," "Faithfully," etc.), there are also plenty of strong tracks that were never issued as singles-- "Stone in Love," "Chain Reaction," etc. If you're a newcomer to Journey and want to dig deeper than its 1988 GREATEST HITS release, ESCAPE/FRONTIERS/INFINITY is highly recommended.

ESCAPE (1981) :

1. Don't Stop Believin'
2. Stone In Love
3. Who's Crying Now
4. Keep On Runnin'
5. Still They Ride
6. Escape
7. Lay It Down
8. Dead Or Alive
9. Mother, Father
10. Open Arms

Journey:
Steve Perry (vocals); Jonathan Cain (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Neil Schon (guitar, background vocals); Ross Valory (bass, background vocals); Steve Smith (drums).

Producers: Mike Stone, Kevin Elson.
Engineer: Wally Buck.
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.

FRONTIERS (1983) :

1. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
2. Send Her My Love
3. Chain Reaction
4. After The Fall
5. Faithfully
6. Edge Of The Blade
7. Troubled Child
8. Back Talk
9. Frontiers
10. Rubicon

Journey:
Steve Perry (vocals); Neil Schon (guitar, background vocals); Jonathan Cain (keyboards); Ross Valory (bass); Steve Smith (drums).

Producers: Mike Stone, Kevin Elson.
Engineer: Mike Stone.
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.

INFINITY (1978) :

1. Lights
2. Feeling That Way
3. Anytime
4. La Do Da
5. Patiently
6. Wheel In The Sky
7. Somethin' To Hide
8. Winds Of March
9. Can Do
10. Opened The Door

Journey:
Steve Perry (vocals); Neal Schon (guitar); Gregg Rolie (keyboards); Ross Valory (bass); Aynsley Dunbar (drums).

Producer: Roy Thomas Baker.