Eclipse (Journey album)

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Eclipse
Studio album by Journey
Released 24 May 2011 (see release history)
Recorded Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California,
The Blue Loft, County Q Nashville and Quad Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee,
2010–2011
Genre Hard rock, arena rock
Length 66:20
Label Nomota LLC (US)
Frontiers (Europe)
Universal (rest of Asia)
LOEN Entertainment (South Korea)
King (Japan)
Producer Kevin Shirley, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
Journey chronology

Revelation
(2008)
Eclipse
(2011)
Greatest Hits 2
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Eclipse (sometimes stylized as ECL1P53) is the 14th studio album by American rock band, Journey, and the second with Filipino lead singer, Arnel Pineda.[3] Penned by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain with contributions from Pineda, the album was released in the United States and Canada on 24 May 2011, on 27 May 2011 in Japan, in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2011, and internationally on 3 June 2011.

Commercial performance

Following 2008's highly successful Revelation, Eclipse sold 21,400 copies in the United States in its debut week, reaching No. 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[4] Eclipse marks Journey's second straight Top 20 album with current lead singer, Arnel Pineda.

Internationally, Eclipse entered the Top 40 album charts in five different countries.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain except where noted. 
No. TitleWriter(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"  Pineda, Schon, Cain, 5:15
11. "Someone"    4:35
12. "Venus" (instrumental)Schon 3:34

Personnel

Band members
Production
  • Kevin Shirley - producer
  • David Kalmusky - engineer, mixing, mastering[5]
  • James McCullagh, Alberto Hernandez, Jesse Nichols - engineers
  • Casey Barker, Jason Hall, Brett Lind, Alex Dolphin - assistant engineers
  • Travis Shinn - photography

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
2011 Billboard 200 (USA)[4] 13
Top Independent Albums (USA)[4] 4
Top Rock Albums (USA)[4] 4
German Albums Chart[6] 14
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[7] 19
Swiss Albums Charts[8] 24
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 24
GfK Dutch Charts[10] 44
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 56
UK Albums Chart[12] 68
World Album Chart[citation needed] 28

Songs
Year Title Chart Position
2011 "Anything Is Possible" Adult Contemporary (USA)[13] 21

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States[3] 24 May 2011 Nomota LLC CD, digital download
South Korea[14] Evolution Music, LOEN Entertainment
Japan[15] 27 May 2011 King Records
Europe[16] Frontiers

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Journey Eclipse review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  2. Ganz, Caryn (7 June 2011). "Journey - Eclipse". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Weatherford, Mike (18 February 2011). "Journey giving preview of new album at Planet Hollywood". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Eclipse Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  5. The Official David Kalmusky Web-Site
  6. "Album – Journey, Ecl1ps3". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  7. "ジャーニー - クイーンズライクのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-02-17. 
  8. "Journey Ecl1ps3". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  9. "Journey – Ecl1ps3 (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  10. "Journey – Ecl1ps3 (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  11. "Journey – Ecl1ps3 (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  12. "Journey Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-07-14. 
  13. "Eclipse Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  14. Eclipse (Journey album) (MelOn.com)
  15. Eclipse (Journey album) (mora)
  16. "Journey - Eclipse". Frontiers Records. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
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