Released: 1984
Tracks: Oh Sherrie; I Believe; Go Away; Foolish Heart; It’s Only Love; She’s Mine; You Should Be Happy; Running Alone; Captured by the Moment; Strung Out
Best track: You Should Be Happy
Track to skip: none
It was always there, but Steve Perry’s Motown influence really comes out on his solo album. At times this sounds like a soulful and white Motown album. This is especially true in I Believe and You Should Be Happy. This album, like all the old Journey stuff, is part of my DNA. I have been listening to this album for a long time.
I don’t listen to this near as much as I used to, but I still like it. There’s too much synth on the thing, but it was 1984 and I think everyone (except Iron Maiden) was guilty of cheesy synth use in ’84. But besides that, everyone plays pretty well. I mean, except for Steve Perry, it’s just a bunch of studio guys, but they do a fine job. Perry sounds great as usual. Most people would view this album as terribly cheesy, but I guess since I grew up listening to it I’m not too bothered by the cheese. I’m sitting here trying to think what my favorite song on here is, but I honestly have no idea. Some are better than others, but there’s no song that really stand out as the best. There’s not a bad one on here, but there isn’t any excellence either. Um, I guess I’ll choose You Should Be Happy, but that’s just my opinion of the best one on this particular listen. If you like the singles off this (Oh Sherrie, Foolish Heart) or are a Journey fan then you should enjoy this no problem. On the other hand, if you despise Journey and think Perry is total cheese, well, I don’t think you got this far anyway.
Rating: 86
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