Group Members | Neal Schon Ross Valory Steve Smith Jonathan Cain Arnel Pineda |
Past Group Members | George Tickner Robert Fleischman Aynsley Dunbar Gregg Rolie Randy Jackson Steve Perry Steve Augeri Deen Castronovo Jeff Scott Soto Prairie Prince |
Music Genre(s) | Rock progressive rock hard rock jazz fusion pop rock arena rock progressive rock (early) jazz-rock (early) soft rock |
Music Genre | Rock |
Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. San Francisco, California, United States |
Year(s) Active | 1973–present 1973–present (hiatus 1987-1995) 1973–present (hiatus 1987–1995) 1973-1987, 1995-present 1973-1987 1995-present 1973–1987 1991 1995–present |
Record Label | Columbia Frontiers Sanctuary Nomota LLC |
Official Websites | journeymusic.com journeymusic.com |
Associated Acts | Abraxas Pool Bad English Frumious Bandersnatch Hardline Santana Schon & Hammer Soul SirkUS The Storm Vital Information |
Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987 when Steve Perry was lead vocalist. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's seventh and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". Its 1983 follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's appeal in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s and later regrouped with a series of lead singers.