Frontiers (Journey album)

1983 studio album by Journey

Frontiers

Studio album by

Journey

Released| February 1, 1983[1]
Recorded| 1982
Studio| Fantasy (Berkeley, California)
Genre|

* Pop rock
* hard rock

Length| 44:24
Label| Columbia
Producer| Mike Stone, Kevin Elson
Journey chronology
| Escape
(1981)  | Frontiers
(1983)  | Raised on Radio
(1986)

|
|

Singles from  Frontiers

1. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Released: January 1983
2. "Faithfully"
Released: April 1983[2]
3. "After the Fall"
Released: July 1983[3]
4. "Send Her My Love"
Released: September 1983

Frontiers is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released in January 1983, by Columbia Records. This was the band's last album to feature bassist Ross Valory until 1996's Trial by Fire.

The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart[4] 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),[5] and a rock radio hit in "Chain Reaction". The album would later achieve the RIAA certification of six times platinum.[6]

The album had been sequenced and prepped for pressing when, in a last-minute conference with Journey's A&R man Michael Dillbeck, two songs were pulled from the original lineup, "Ask the Lonely" and "Only the Young". These two tracks were replaced with "Back Talk" and "Troubled Child". "Ask the Lonely" was utilized in the soundtrack for the film Two of a Kind. "Only the Young" would find its way into the Top Ten two years later, as part of the soundtrack of the movie Vision Quest.[7]

The band recorded a song called "All That Really Matters," with keyboardist Jonathan Cain singing lead, during the album sessions. It didn't see release until the 1992 release of the Time3 box set.

Frontiers was the band's highest-charting album in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart in 1983.[8]

## Album artwork

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Jim Welch designed the album cover. This was the first album cover since Next that did not employ the talents of Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley.

Welch, who has been Journey's art designer for more than 30 years (as of 2022), commented: "Frontiers was a subtle shift. Mouse and Kelley were not involved with that cover. My vision for Frontiers was based on "tunnels" and the relativity of time and motion. Light stays the same, but time bends. It was Einstein theories for artist interpretation. The alien in Frontiers wasn't really an alien at all, he was a connection to a higher level of listening to Journey."[9]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [10]
Rolling Stone| [11]
The Village Voice| D+[12]

In 2005, Frontiers was ranked number 363 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[13]

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"|

* Steve Perry
* Jonathan Cain

| 5:26
2.| "Send Her My Love"|

* Perry
* Cain

| 3:57
3.| "Chain Reaction"|

* Perry
* Neal Schon
* Cain

| 4:22
4.| "After the Fall"|

* Perry
* Cain

| 5:04
5.| "Faithfully"| Cain| 4:30

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

6.| "Edge of the Blade"|

* Perry
* Schon
* Cain

| 4:35
7.| "Troubled Child"|

* Perry
* Schon
* Cain

| 4:32
8.| "Back Talk"|

* Perry
* Cain
* Steve Smith

| 3:20
9.| "Frontiers"|

* Perry
* Schon
* Cain
* Smith

| 4:13
10.| "Rubicon"|

* Perry
* Schon
* Cain

| 4:20

2006 CD reissue bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
|

11.| "Only the Young" (from the soundtrack of Vision Quest)|

* Perry
* Schon
* Cain

| 4:20
12.| "Ask the Lonely" (from the soundtrack of Two of a Kind)|

* Perry
* Cain

| 3:57
13.| "Liberty" (from Time3)|

* Schon
* Perry
* Cain

| 2:58
14.| "Only Solutions" (from the Tron soundtrack)|

* Cain
* Schon
* Perry

| 3:33

## Personnel

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Band members

* Steve Perry – lead vocals
* Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Steve Smith – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

* Randy Jackson – bass guitar on "After the Fall"[citation needed]

Production

* Mike Stone – producer, engineer, mixing
* Kevin Elson – producer, mixing
* Wally Buck – assistant engineer
* Bob Ludwig – mastering

## Charts

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[14] | 80
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15] | 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] | 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] | 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 21
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 6
US Billboard 200[21] | 2
Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

|

Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] | 143

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Platinum  | 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] | 6× Platinum  | 6,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard. January 22, 1983. p. 31. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. ^ "Journey singles".
3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 445\. ISBN 9780862415419.
4. ^ "Frontiers Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
5. ^ "Frontiers Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
6. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey. Retrieved on June 30, 2013.
7. ^ Journey "Time3" Box Set, page 41, 2005
8. ^ "Journey Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
9. ^ "Journey WWW Page Exclusive Interview".
10. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Journey Frontiers review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
11. ^ Considine, J. D. (April 14, 1983). "Album Reviews: Journey - Frontiers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
12. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
13. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 65\. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
15. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6198a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Journey – Frontiers" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
17. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Journey – Frontiers". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Journey – Frontiers". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
21. ^ "Journey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
22. ^ 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 February 17, 2013.
23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Journey – Frontiers". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
24. ^ "American album certifications – Journey – Frontiers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

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* Arnel Pineda
* Jason Derlatka
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* Ross Valory
* Gregg Rolie
* George Tickner
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* Robert Fleischman
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* Journey
* Look into the Future
* Next
* Infinity
* Evolution
* Departure
* Escape
* Frontiers
* Raised on Radio
* Trial by Fire
* Arrival
* Generations
* Revelation
* Eclipse
* Freedom

Soundtrack albums|

* Dream, After Dream
* Tron

EPs|

* Red 13

Live albums|

* Captured
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* Live in Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers
* Live in Concert at Lollapalooza

Compilation albums|

* In the Beginning
* Greatest Hits
* The Ballade
* Time3
* The Essential Journey
* Greatest Hits 2

Singles|

* "To Play Some Music"
* "Wheel in the Sky"
* "Lights"
* "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
* "Any Way You Want It"
* "Walks Like a Lady"
* "Who's Crying Now"
* "Don't Stop Believin'"
* "Open Arms"
* "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
* "Faithfully"
* "After the Fall"
* "Send Her My Love"
* "Only the Young"
* "Be Good to Yourself"
* "Girl Can't Help It"
* "I'll Be Alright Without You"
* "When You Love a Woman"
* "After All These Years"

Videos|

* Journey 2001
* Greatest Hits 1978–1997
* Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour
* Revelation
* Live in Manila

Documentaries|

* Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey

Tours|

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* Raised on Radio Tour
* Eclipse Tour
* Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour

Video games|

* Journey Escape
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