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Freedom (Journey album)

2022 studio album by Journey

Freedom is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released on July 8, 2022, through BMG Rights Management and Frontiers Records. It is the band's second album to date not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory, who was dismissed in 2020; he is replaced by Randy Jackson, who was last on Raised on Radio (1986). With fifteen songs and a run time of one hour and thirteen minutes, it is the longest Journey album ever released, excluding compilations.[9][10]

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Upon its release Freedom received mixed critical reviews – despite the performances and musicianship receiving near-universal praise, criticism was directed at its production, mixing and length.

Background and title

The album's 11-year gap from Eclipse (2011) marked the longest between two Journey studio albums to date. It is the only Journey album to feature drummer and producer Narada Michael Walden, as well as the first album to feature bassist Randy Jackson since Raised on Radio (1986). Both departed the group before its release.[11]

The album's title of Freedom was the original title of the group's 1986 album Raised on Radio, but was changed by then lead singer Steve Perry.[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Narada Michael Walden, except where noted

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Notes
  • The CD released by BMG does not list Walden among the writers of "The Way We Used to Be".

Personnel

Journey

  • Neal Schon – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards (except "All Day and All Night" and "Don't Go"), backing vocals, synth bass on "Still Believe in Love"
  • Arnel Pineda – lead vocals (except "After Glow")
  • Randy Jackson – bass (except "Still Believe in Love"), backing vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jason Derlatka – backing vocals on tracks 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15
  • Deen Castronovo – lead vocals on "After Glow"

Production

  • Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Narada Michael Walden – production
  • Bob Clearmountain, Adam Ayan, Jim Reitzel, Keith Gretlein, David Kalmusky – engineering

Charts

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