Frontiers is the eighth studio album (and ninth overall) by the American Rock band Journey, released in February 1983 on the Columbia Records label.
The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart[1] and would garner four top 40 singles: "After the Fall" (No. 23), "Send Her My Love" (No. 23), "Faithfully" (No. 12), and "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (No. 8),[2] and a rock radio hit in "Chain Reaction". The album would later achieve the RIAA certification of six times platinum.[3]
Frontiers was the band's highest-charting album in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart in 1983.[4]
Critical reception
In 2005, Frontiers was ranked number 363 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[8]
Track listing
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6. |
"Edge of the Blade" | Perry, Schon, Cain |
4:30 |
7. |
"Troubled Child" | Perry, Schon, Cain |
4:29 |
8. |
"Back Talk" | Perry, Cain, Steve Smith |
3:17 |
9. |
"Frontiers" | Perry, Schon, Cain, Smith |
4:10 |
10. |
"Rubicon" | Perry, Schon, Cain |
4:19 |
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11. |
"Only the Young" (from the soundtrack of Vision Quest) | Perry, Schon, Cain |
4:18 |
12. |
"Ask the Lonely" (from the soundtrack of Two of a Kind) | Perry, Cain |
3:55 |
13. |
"Liberty" | Schon, Perry, Cain |
2:54 |
14. |
"Only Solutions" (from the soundtrack of Tron) | Cain, Schon, Perry |
3:33 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Additional Musicians
- Randy Jackson - bass on "After the Fall"
- Production
Charts
Certifications
Country |
Organization |
Year |
Sales |
USA |
RIAA |
1997 |
6x Platinum (+ 6,000,000)[3] |
Canada |
CRIA |
1983 |
Platinum (+ 100,000)[16] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frontiers Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Frontiers Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey. Retrieved on 2013-06-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Journey Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ DeGagne, Mike. "Journey Frontiers review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Frontiers". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ Considine, J. D. (14 April 1983). "Album Reviews: Journey - Frontiers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 65. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 38, No. 3, March 19 1983". Library and Archives Canada. 19 March 1983. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Journey - Frontiers (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Journey - Frontiers (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Album – Journey, Frontiers". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 38, No. 4, March 26 1983". Library and Archives Canada. 26 March 1983. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 38, No. 15, June 11 1983". Library and Archives Canada. 11 June 1983. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Journey". Music Canada. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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