Greatest Hits (Journey album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Journey
Released November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15)[1]
Recorded 1977 - 1986
Genre Rock
Length 61:32
Label Columbia
Producer Mike Stone, Kevin Elson, Roy Thomas Baker, Steve Perry, Geoffrey Workman, Kevin Shirley[2]
Journey chronology
Raised on Radio
(1986)		 Greatest Hits
(1988)		 The Ballade
(1991)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band Journey. The album was originally released on November 15, 1988 by Columbia Records.[1]

The compilation is the band's best-selling album to date, spending over 760 weeks on the Billboard pop album charts and selling over 15 million copies as of 2008. It continues to be one of the most popular greatest hits packages, selling 500,000 to 1 million copies per year. As of December 2008, it was the 6th highest certified greatest hits package in the United States.[3]

The album has been reissued several times and is currently available on the Compact Disc format by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, which has a bonus track. In Japan, the album has been reissued as Open Arms: Greatest Hits with the song "Open Arms" appearing as the first song on the album.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Only the Young" (Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain) – 4:17
  2. "Don't Stop Believin'" (Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain) – 4:10
  3. "Wheel in the Sky" (Diane Valory, Neal Schon, Robert Fleischman) – 4:12
  4. "Faithfully" (Jonathan Cain) – 4:16
  5. "I'll Be Alright Without You" (Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain) – 4:49
  6. "Any Way You Want It" (Steve Perry, Neal Schon) – 3:21
  7. "Ask the Lonely" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) – 3:54
  8. "Who's Crying Now" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) – 5:00
    • From Escape
  9. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) – 5:24
    • From Frontiers
  10. "Lights" (Steve Perry, Neal Schon) – 3:10
    • From Infinity
  11. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" (Steve Perry) – 3:54
  12. "Open Arms" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) – 3:23
    • From Escape
  13. "Girl Can't Help It" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 3:50
    • From Raised on Radio'
  14. "Send Her My Love" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) – 3:54
    • From Frontiers
  15. "Be Good to Yourself" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 3:51
    • From Raised on Radio
2006 bonus track
  1. "When You Love a Woman" (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 4:07

Personnel

The following people contributed to Greatest Hits:[2]

Reception

The album received generally very positive reviews.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Charts and certifications

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 10
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Catalog Albums[5] 1
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 12
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 50,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[8] Platinum 15,000x
United States (RIAA)[3] 15× Platinum 15,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Journey's Greatest Hits – Journey". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r41982/review. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b (1988, 2006) Album notes for Greatest Hits by Journey [CD liner]. New York City, New York, United States: Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings (82876 85889 2).
  3. ^ a b "Top Tallies: Top 100 Albums" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Journey Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/journey/chart-history/4963?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Journey Album & Song Chart History: Catalog Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/journey/chart-history/4963?f=332&g=Albums. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – February 13th, 2010". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2010-02-13/. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Journey – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Greatest+Hits&sa=Journey&smt=0. 
  8. ^ "Irish album certifications – Journey – Greatest Hits". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/platinum07.htm. 
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