Album: Escape by Journey (1981)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Rousing
Record Label: Frontiers Records
Format: Album

Description: Escape (Stylized as E5C4P3 on the front of the album) is Journey's seventh studio album (and eighth overall), released on July 31, 1981. The album features four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles - "Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2) - plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love", "Escape" (title track), and "Mother, Father". It was a massive success, being certified nine times platinum by the RIAA. The album is the band's most successful studio album and is recognised as one of the greatest and most successful arena-oriented rock albums of the 1980s. It has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

Artist Background: Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including 1981's "Don't Stop Believin'", which became in 2009 the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's eighth and most... Part of the San Francisco, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Hard Rock, Rock/Pop, Rousing, 1980s, Album, Frontiers Records

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Escape (Stylized as E5C4P3 on the front of the album) is Journey's seventh studio album (and eighth overall), released on July 31, 1981. The album features four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles - "Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2) - plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love", "Escape" (title track), and "Mother, Father". It was a massive success, being certified nine times platinum by the RIAA. The album is the band's most successful studio album and is recognised as one of the greatest and most successful arena-oriented rock albums of the 1980s. It has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

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