| Eclipse | ||||
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| Studio album by Journey | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA in 2010–2011 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 66:20 | |||
| Label | Nomota LLC (US) | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley, Neal Schon & Jonathan Cain | |||
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Eclipse (sometimes stylized as ECL1P53) is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Journey, and the second with Filipino lead singer Arnel Pineda.[1] Penned by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain with contributions from Arnel Pineda. It was released in the United States and Canada on May 24, 2011 exclusively at Walmart, internationally on May 27, 2011, the United Kingdom on May 30, 2011 and Japan on June 1, 2011.
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Andrew McNeice from MelodicRock.com[4] states "Over the top…melodic....powerful…emotional…bold…brilliant…intelligent…crazy...self-indulgent…passionate. All of the above and more. This is a classic album. Journey or otherwise, this is a masterpiece of musical genius. It joins Escape and Frontiers as classic ground breaking albums in Journey history." [5]
Ross Muir of FabricationsHQ, on the other hand, was less gushing in his praise, but did state that Eclipse was Journey's "most interesting album of the Millennium", ultimately noting that "Eclipse will disappoint or confuse many Greatest Hits fans and the Don't Stop Believing Glee clubbers, but this is a good, hard-edged rock album. It contains some flaws but also carries some great moments."[6]
Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone Magazine was even less kind, giving the album two stars, calling it bloated, and referring to Pineda's vocals as "distractingly proggy". "(Neal Schon) OD's on noodly solos and chugging Nineties-style power chords". [7]
Parade magazine "Pick" in the May 22, 2011 issue, and Entertainment Weekly "Today's Pick" in the May 23, 2011 issue.
Japanese magazine Burrn! awarded Eclipse a score of 90.
Following 2008's highly successful Revelation album, Eclipse sold 21,400 copies in the United States in its debut week, taking #13 on Billboard 200. Eclipse marks Journey's second straight top 20 album with current lead singer Arnel Pineda.
Eclipse did have a strong sales debut outside of the United States, charting in the top 40 album charts in 5 different countries including: Japan #18, the United Kingdom #33, Germany #14, Sweden and Switzerland #24. Eclipse album is nominated for the best album of the year in Classicrock Roll of Honour Awards 2011. The results of this nomination will be announced in Nov. 11, 2011.
All songs written and composed by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "City of Hope" | 6:02 | |
| 2. | "Edge of the Moment" | 5:27 | |
| 3. | "Chain of Love" | 6:10 | |
| 4. | "Tantra" | 6:27 | |
| 5. | "Anything Is Possible" | 5:21 | |
| 6. | "Resonate" | 5:11 | |
| 7. | "She's a Mystery" | Schon, Cain, Arnel Pineda | 6:41 |
| 8. | "Human Feel" | 6:44 | |
| 9. | "Ritual" | 4:57 | |
| 10. | "To Whom It May Concern" | A. Pineda, Schon, Cain, Erik Pineda | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Someone" | 4:35 | |
| 12. | "Venus" (Instrumental) | Schon | 3:34 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 13. | "Don't Stop Believin'" (Live in Manila) | Steve Perry, Schon, Cain | 7:12 | ||||||
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 13 | 6 |
| US Independent Albums | 4 | 3 |
| US Rock Albums | 4 | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart | 33 | 1 |
| German Albums Chart | 14 | 4 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 24 | 4 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 56 | 1 |
| Swiss Music Charts | 24 | 3 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 44 | 3 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 19 | 7 |
| World Album Charts | 28 | 1 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States[10] | May 24, 2011 | Nomota LLC | CD, digital download |
| Japan[11] | May 27, 2011 | King Records | |
| Europe | June 3, 2011 | Frontiers |
http://awards2011.classicrockmagazine.com/
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