  Journey began in San Francisco,
California in the early 70s with Neal Schon
and George Tickner on guitar, Gregg Rolie on
keyboards, Ross Valory on bass, and Aynsley
Dunbar on drums. Tickner left in 1975 and
Steve Perry joined as lead vocalist in 1978.
Steve Smith replaced Dunbar on drums in 1979,
and Jonathan Cain joined in 1981, replacing
Rolie on keyboards. The band's journey took
off in 1974 when they signed with Columbia
Records.
 Journey released their debut LP Journey.
Guitarist George Tickner left
the band.
 Journey released Look
Into The Future.
Journey released Next.
Robert Fleischman joined the
group as lead vocalist and was replaced by
the end of the year by Steve Perry.
 Journey released Infinity with their first
moderate hits "Wheel In The Sky,"
"Anytime," and "Lights."
Infinity was certified gold.
Drummer Aynsley Dunbar left the
band and replaced by Steve Smith.
Infinity was certified
platinum.
 Journey released Evolution with the singles
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
(their first Top 40 hit), "Just The Same
Way," and "Too Late."
Evolution was certified gold.
Evolution was certified
platinum.
 # 64
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey released Departure with the Top 40 hits
"Any Way You Want It" and "Walks Like A Lady."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Any Way You Want It."
Departure was certified gold.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Walks Like A Lady."
Departure was certified
platinum.
By the end of the year,
keyboardist Gregg Rolie left Journey and was
replaced by Jonathan Cain.
 # 6
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey released the live LP Captured.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"The Party's Over
(Hopelessly In Love)."
Captured was certified gold.
 Journey released Escape and hit the Top 40 and
Top 10 for the first time
with "Who's
Crying Now."
Escape topped the Billboard
LP chart for a week.
Escape was certified
platinum.
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Don't Stop Believing."
Captured was certified
platinum.
Journey hit the Top 10 with "Don't Stop Believing."
 Journey: # 16
Singles Artist of the Year ~ Steve
Perry: # 158
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Open Arms."
Journey hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "Open Arms."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Still They Ride."
 Perry hit the Top 40 with Kenny Loggins with
"Don't Fight It" from the
Loggin's LP High
Adventure.
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
Journey was nominated for an American Music
Award and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Escape).
 Journey released Frontiers.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Separate Ways (Worlds
Apart)."
Journey hit the Top 10 with "Separate Ways (Worlds
Apart)."
 Frontiers was certified
platinum.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Faithfully."
Journey hit the Top 10 with "Faithfully."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"After The Fall."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Send Her My Love."
 Steve
Perry: # 22
Singles Artist of the Year
 Perry released a solo LP Street
Talk.
Perry hit the Top 40 with "Oh, Sherrie" from the LP Street
Talk.
Perry hit the Top 10 with "Oh, Sherrie."
Perry hit the Top 40 with "She's Mine" from the LP Street
Talk.
Escape was certified 6x
platinum, Infinity was certified 2x
platinum, Evolution was certified 2x
platinum, and Frontiers was certified 3x
platinum.
 Journey:
# 88
Singles Artist of the Year ~ Steve
Perry: # 103
Singles Artist of the Year
Journey could be heard on the
soundtrack for Vision
Quest with "Only The
Young."
 # 20
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey released Raised
On Radio.
Raised
On Radio was certified platinum.
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
By 1988, Journey members went in
different directions musically.
 Greatest
Hits was released.
Greatest
Hits was certified platinum.
Greatest
Hits was certified 2x platinum.
Escape was certified 7x
platinum, Frontiers was certified 4x
platinum, Raised
On Radio was certified 2x platinum, Departure was certified 2x
platinum, and Infinity was certified 3x
platinum.
Greatest
Hits and Evolution were certified 3x
platinum.
 The box set Time
3
was released.
Greatest
Hits was certified 4x platinum.
Time
3
was certified gold.
Greatest
Hits was certified 7x platinum.
Captured was certified 2x
platinum, Departure was certified 3x
platinum, and Frontiers was certified 5x
platinum.
Escape was certified 9x
platinum.
By the end of the year, Journey
was back together rehearsing in the studio.
Greatest
Hits was certified 8x platinum.
 # 64
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"When You Love A Woman."
Journey released Trial
By Fire.
Journey hit the Top 10 with "When You Love A Woman."
Journey topped the Billboard Hot
Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks chart
for 3 weeks with "When You Love A Woman."
Trial
By Fire was certified platinum.
The single "When You Love A Woman" was certified
gold.
 # 111
Singles Artist of the Year
Greatest
Hits was certified 9x platinum.
Journey was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
("When You Love A Woman").
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"If He Should Break Your
Heart."
Frontiers was certified 6x
platinum.
 Journey released Greatest
Hits Live.
Journey announced that lead
singer, Steve Perry, had officially and
amicably departed from the band due to his
inability to tour because of recent hip
surgery. Drummer, Steve Smith, also left the
band. Reportedly, Perry and keyboardist,
Jonathan Cain, discussed the limitations of
Perry being able to tour and it was decided
that Cain and guitarist, Neil Schon would
reform the group with a new lead singer.
Perry would be pursuing a solo career, and
had a song on the soundtrack for Quest
For Camelot called "I Stand
Alone."
 Journey could be heard on the
soundtrack for Armageddon with "Remember
Me."
Greatest
Hits was certified 10x platinum.
 The singles "Lovin',
Touchin', Squeezin'," "Open Arms," "Who's
Crying Now," and "Don't Stop Believing" were certified
gold.
Journey released Arrival.
 The
Essential Journey was released.
Greatest
Hits Live was certified gold.
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Don't Stop Believing" at # 49.
# 41 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
The
Essential Journey was certified
platinum.
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