Raised on Radio is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released in April 1986 on the Columbia Records label. It is the first album not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory, who was replaced initially by session bassist Bob Glaub and then by Randy Jackson. Drummer Steve Smith contributed to a few tracks, but was replaced during the recording by session drummer Larrie Londin and then Mike Baird for the subsequent tour.
The album spawned three top 20 singles in the US: "Girl Can't Help It" (No. 17), "I'll Be Alright Without You" (No. 14), and "Suzanne" (No. 17). It also spawned a top ten single "Be Good to Yourself" (No. 9)[5] It went to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart,[6] and it was certified double platinum in the USA.[7]
Raised on Radio was released three years after Frontiers (1983). In 1984, both lead guitarist Neal Schon and lead singer Steve Perry released albums on their own; Schon in the band HSAS (Through the Fire), and Perry with his debut solo album, Street Talk. Perry considered leaving Journey following the release of Street Talk which he has referred to as "one of the most fun experiences I've had". Perry decided to return to working with Journey when he received a call from keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who wanted him to work on some unfinished songs.[8]
Following Perry's return to Journey, he began to take more control over the band's direction. Bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fired from the band, against the wishes of manager Herbie Herbert. According to Perry, Valory and Smith "weren't pleased with the kind of music we were playing and weren't too keen on touring".[8] Smith later said of the initial recording process: "There was a lot of pressure to do it the way Steve Perry wanted, which I had a lot of problems with because I felt it should be a group record, like all the other records."[9] Valory was replaced by Randy Jackson (bass guitar) and Smith was replaced by session musician Larrie Londin (drums). In the VH-1Behind the Music episode featuring the band, Perry expressed regret over his decision, stating he'd have done things differently. Smith did record three tracks with Journey on the album, and he and Valory still received revenues from the record and subsequent tour. Both returned to Journey in 1995.
The band decided that Perry, who had proved his production capabilities on Street Talk, was the best fit to produce the album. According to Perry, this gave the rest of the band members as much creative control as possible: "Journey knows what it should sound like, so we all agreed I would be a good, safe, nondictator-type producer."[8]
Perry changed the original title of this project from Freedom to Raised on Radio, which drew the ire of Herbert and some of the band members, as it varied from the one-word general theme in most of their previous albums.[10] The band would end up using the Freedom title 36 years later for their fifteenth studio album.
The subsequent tour featured Schon, Perry, Cain, and Jackson, with drummer Mike Baird .
Artworkedit
The cover of the album (by Prairie Prince, an early member of the band) was modeled after the studios and antennas for KNGS in Hanford, California, which was owned by Perry's parents, Ray and Mary Perry.[11]
Songsedit
Cash Box said of "Suzanne" that "Somewhat brooding verses give way to explosive choruses which feature Steve Perry’s potent singing" and that "Journey has captured the essence of teen romance."[12]Billboard said of it that Journey's "power rock style gets adapted just a bit here toward the techno-dance idiom."[13]
Cash Box said of "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever" that it's a "rousing, emotional ballad is pure Journey" with a "bracing, high-wire vocal" from Steve Perry.[14]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain; all music is composed by Perry, Cain, and Neal Schon, except for songs with asterisks, which are by Perry and Cain
^RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey. Retrieved on 2013-06-30.
^ abcGett, Steve (25 October 1986). "Journey Glad To Be On Lond & Winding Tour Road". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 26, 28. ISSN 0006-2510.
^Gett, Steve (22 November 1986). "Smith Steps Ahead After Leaving Journey". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510.
^"Journey's 'Raised on Radio' Was Almost Called 'Freedom'".
^Kaufman, Robin (5 July 2006). . Valley Voice Archives. Tulare Voice Newspaper. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
^"Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 21, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
^"Reviews". Billboard. June 21, 1986. p. 73. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
^"Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. April 18, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
^(1986). "Raised on Radio liner notes". In Raised on Radio [LP sleeve]. Columbia.
^Mike Bruno. "Randy Jackson's Journey days: If ya don't know, now ya know..." Ew.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Journey – Raised on Radio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Journey – Raised on Radio" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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Raised on Radio is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Journey released in April 1986 on the Columbia Records label It is the first album not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory who was replaced initially by session bassist Bob Glaub and then by Randy Jackson Drummer Steve Smith contributed to a few tracks but was replaced during the recording by session drummer Larrie Londin and then Mike Baird for the subsequent tour Raised on RadioCover art by Michael Cotten and Prairie PrinceStudio album by JourneyReleasedApril 21 1986RecordedOctober December 1985StudioRecord Plant Sausalito California Fantasy Berkeley CaliforniaGenreRockLength44 13LabelColumbiaProducerSteve Perry 1 Journey studio album chronologyFrontiers 1983 Raised on Radio 1986 Trial by Fire 1996 Singles from Raised on Radio Be Good to Yourself Released April 1986 US 2 Suzanne Released June 1986 US Girl Can t Help It Released August 1986 US I ll Be Alright Without You Released November 1986 US 3 Why Can t This Night Go on Forever Released April 1987 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 4 The album spawned three top 20 singles in the US Girl Can t Help It No 17 I ll Be Alright Without You No 14 and Suzanne No 17 It also spawned a top ten single Be Good to Yourself No 9 5 It went to No 4 on the Billboard 200 chart 6 and it was certified double platinum in the USA 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Artwork 3 Songs 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesBackground editRaised on Radio was released three years after Frontiers 1983 In 1984 both lead guitarist Neal Schon and lead singer Steve Perry released albums on their own Schon in the band HSAS Through the Fire and Perry with his debut solo album Street Talk Perry considered leaving Journey following the release of Street Talk which he has referred to as one of the most fun experiences I ve had Perry decided to return to working with Journey when he received a call from keyboardist Jonathan Cain who wanted him to work on some unfinished songs 8 Following Perry s return to Journey he began to take more control over the band s direction Bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fired from the band against the wishes of manager Herbie Herbert According to Perry Valory and Smith weren t pleased with the kind of music we were playing and weren t too keen on touring 8 Smith later said of the initial recording process There was a lot of pressure to do it the way Steve Perry wanted which I had a lot of problems with because I felt it should be a group record like all the other records 9 Valory was replaced by Randy Jackson bass guitar and Smith was replaced by session musician Larrie Londin drums In the VH 1 Behind the Music episode featuring the band Perry expressed regret over his decision stating he d have done things differently Smith did record three tracks with Journey on the album and he and Valory still received revenues from the record and subsequent tour Both returned to Journey in 1995 The band decided that Perry who had proved his production capabilities on Street Talk was the best fit to produce the album According to Perry this gave the rest of the band members as much creative control as possible Journey knows what it should sound like so we all agreed I would be a good safe nondictator type producer 8 Perry changed the original title of this project from Freedom to Raised on Radio which drew the ire of Herbert and some of the band members as it varied from the one word general theme in most of their previous albums 10 The band would end up using the Freedom title 36 years later for their fifteenth studio album The subsequent tour featured Schon Perry Cain and Jackson with drummer Mike Baird Artwork editThe cover of the album by Prairie Prince an early member of the band was modeled after the studios and antennas for KNGS in Hanford California which was owned by Perry s parents Ray and Mary Perry 11 Songs editCash Box said of Suzanne that Somewhat brooding verses give way to explosive choruses which feature Steve Perry s potent singing and that Journey has captured the essence of teen romance 12 Billboard said of it that Journey s power rock style gets adapted just a bit here toward the techno dance idiom 13 Cash Box said of Why Can t This Night Go On Forever that it s a rousing emotional ballad is pure Journey with a bracing high wire vocal from Steve Perry 14 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain all music is composed by Perry Cain and Neal Schon except for songs with asterisks which are by Perry and CainSide oneNo TitleMusicLength1 Girl Can t Help It 3 502 Positive Touch 4 163 Suzanne 3 384 Be Good to Yourself 3 515 Once You Love Somebody 4 406 Happy to Give 3 49 Side twoNo TitleMusicLength7 Raised on Radio 3 498 I ll Be Alright Without You 4 499 It Could Have Been You 3 3710 The Eyes of a Woman 4 3211 Why Can t This Night Go on Forever 3 43 2006 CD reissue bonus tracksNo TitleLength12 Girl Can t Help It live 4 1713 I ll Be Alright Without You live 4 57Personnel editCredits for Raised on Radio adapted from liner notes 15 Journey Steve Perry lead vocals Jonathan Cain keyboards backing vocals Neal Schon guitars guitar synthesizer backing vocals keyboards 10 Randy Jackson bass all tracks except 2 10 and 11 backing vocals all tracks except 2 10 and 11 16 Steve Smith drums 2 10 and 11 Additional musicians Bob Glaub bass 2 10 and 11 Larrie Londin drums all tracks except 2 10 and 11 Mike Baird drums 12 and 13 2006 CD reissue only Steve Minkins percussion 3 Danny Hull credited as Dan Hull saxophone 2 and 7 harp 7 Production Steve Perry producer Jonathan Cain additional vocal co production Randy Goodrum additional vocal co production Jim Gaines associate producer engineer Mark McKenna engineer Steve Rinkoff engineer Robert Missbach assistant engineer Bob Clearmountain mixing at Bearsville Studios and The Power Station New York NY Bob Ludwig mastering at Masterdisk New York NY remastering Brian Lee remasteringCharts editAlbum Chart 1986 Peakposition Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 17 39 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 18 49 Finnish Albums The Official Finnish Charts 19 29 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 20 53 Japanese Albums Oricon 21 3 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 22 16 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 23 26 UK Albums OCC 24 22 US Billboard 200 25 4 Singles Year Title Chart Position 1986 Be Good to Yourself Billboard Hot 100 USA 5 9 Mainstream Rock USA 5 2 RPM100 Hit Tracks Canada 26 43 Suzanne Billboard Hot 100 USA 5 17 Mainstream Rock USA 5 11 RPM100 Hit Tracks Canada 27 87 Girl Can t Help It Billboard Hot 100 USA 5 17 Mainstream Rock USA 5 9 RPM100 Hit Tracks Canada 28 60 Raised on Radio Mainstream Rock USA 5 27 I ll Be Alright Without You Billboard Hot 100 USA 5 14 1987 Adult Contemporary USA 5 7 Mainstream Rock USA 5 26 RPM100 Hit Tracks Canada 29 57 Why Can t This Night Go on Forever Billboard Hot 100 USA 5 60 Adult Contemporary USA 5 24Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 30 Gold 50 000 United States RIAA 31 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Journey Raised On Radio 1986 Pitman Pressing Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 31 December 2021 a b Strong Martin Charles 1995 The Great Rock Discography p 445 ISBN 9780862415419 Hung Steffen Journey I ll Be Alright Without You Hitparade ch Retrieved 31 December 2021 Ruhlmann William Journey Raised on Radio review AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 2013 07 17 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Raised on Radio Billboard Singles AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 2013 07 17 Raised on Radio Billboard Albums AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 2013 07 17 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey Retrieved on 2013 06 30 a b c Gett Steve 25 October 1986 Journey Glad To Be On Lond amp Winding Tour Road Billboard Vol 98 no 43 Nielsen Business Media pp 26 28 ISSN 0006 2510 Gett Steve 22 November 1986 Smith Steps Ahead After Leaving Journey Billboard Vol 98 no 47 Nielsen Business Media p 35 ISSN 0006 2510 Journey s Raised on Radio Was Almost Called Freedom Kaufman Robin 5 July 2006 Portuguese Radio Station Stands the Test of Time Valley Voice Archives Tulare Voice Newspaper Archived from the original on 20 June 2012 Retrieved 2013 07 17 Single Releases PDF Cash Box June 21 1986 p 11 Retrieved 2022 08 04 Reviews Billboard June 21 1986 p 73 Retrieved 2022 08 04 Single Releases PDF Cash Box April 18 1987 p 9 Retrieved 2022 08 08 1986 Raised on Radio liner notes In Raised on Radio LP sleeve Columbia Mike Bruno Randy Jackson s Journey days If ya don t know now ya know Ew com Retrieved 31 December 2021 Top RPM Albums Issue 0694 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved July 25 2021 Dutchcharts nl Journey Raised on Radio in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved July 25 2021 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 Offiziellecharts de Journey Raised on Radio in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved July 25 2021 Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 in Japanese Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment 2006 ISBN 4 87131 077 9 Swedishcharts com Journey Raised on Radio Hung Medien Retrieved July 25 2021 Swisscharts com Journey Raised on Radio Hung Medien Retrieved July 25 2021 Journey Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 25 2021 Journey Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 25 2021 Top Singles Volume 44 No 12 June 14 1986 Library and Archives Canada 14 June 1986 Retrieved 2013 07 16 Top Singles Volume 44 No 21 August 16 1986 Library and Archives Canada 16 August 1986 Retrieved 2013 07 16 Top Singles Volume 45 No 7 November 08 1986 Library and Archives Canada 8 November 1986 Retrieved 2013 07 16 Top Singles Volume 45 No 23 March 14 1987 Library and Archives Canada 14 March 1987 Retrieved 2013 07 16 Canadian album certifications 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