This Day in Music History: Journey/Escape (07/31)

On this day in 1981, Journey released their 7th album, Escape (or E5C4P3). Selling over 12 million copies, it was certified 9x platinum and reached #1 on the Billboard Album charts.

Do I even need to tell you the songs? It had four Top 40 singles: "Don't Stop Believing" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride (#19), and last but not least "Open Arms" (#2). That last song began the love song spiral of doom...

However, to me the best songs on the album weren't even the hits. "Stone in Love" and the title song "Escape" both kick ass. Journey was never as rocking after those two songs and this album.

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