Frontiers [Bonus Tracks]

by Journey

Overview

Frontiers managed to give Journey four Top 40 hits, with "After the Fall" and "Send Her My Love" both reaching number 23, "Faithfully" at number 12, and "Separate Ways" peaking at number eight -- the same amount that 1981's Escape brandished. While they tried to use the same musical recipe as Escape, Frontiers comes up a little short, mainly because the keyboards seem to overtake both Schon's guitar playing and Steve Perry's strong singing. An overabundance of Jonathan Cain's synth work cloaks the quicker tunes and seeps into the ballads, slightly widening the strong partnership of Perry and Schon. "Faithfully" tried to match the powerful beauty of "Open Arms," and while it's a gorgeous ballad, it just comes inches away from conjuring up the same soft magic. "Separate Ways" grabs attention right off the bat with stinging synthesizer and a catchy guitar riff, and "Send Her My Love" emphasizes Perry's keen ability to pour his heart out. The rest of the songs on the album lack the warmth that Journey is famous for, especially in their mix of fervor and intimacy shown on this album's predecessor. [The 2006 reissue of Frontiers added four bonus tracks: "Only the Young" from the Vision Quest soundtrack, "Ask the Lonely" from the Two of a Kind soundtrack, "Only Solutions" from the soundtrack to Tron, and "Liberty," a rare song that first surfaced on the Time 3 box set.] ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2006
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0888837144827
Rank:	5526

Tracks

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
11. Only the Young
12. Ask the Lonely
13. Liberty
14. Only Solutions

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Journey   Primary Artist
Steve Smith   Drums
Jonathan Cain   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Ross Valory   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Neal Schon   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Steve Perry   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Randy Jackson   Bass

Technical Credits

Mike Stone   Engineer,Producer
Jim Welch   Art Direction,Design
Rande Deluca   Photography
Simon   Illustrations
Steve Smith   Composer,Lyricist
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Kevin Elson   Producer
Jonathan Cain   Composer,Lyricist
Neal Schon   Composer,Lyricist
George Marino   Remastering
Stephen Perry   Composer,Lyricist
Steve Perry   Composer
Wally Buck   Assistant Engineer