Escape (sometimes written E5C4P3) is Journey's seventh studio album (and eighth overall), released on July 31, 1981.
With four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2)) plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love" and "Mother, Father", Escape became Journey's biggest selling album yet, and remains one of their most popular and best-reviewed works to date.
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Escape (sometimes written E5C4P3) is Journey's seventh studio album (and eighth overall), released on July 31, 1981.
With four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2)) plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love" and "Mother, Father", Escape became Journey's biggest selling album yet, and remains one of their most popular and best-reviewed works to date.
Escape was the band's first album with keyboardist Jonathan Cain who replaced founding keyboardist Gregg Rolie after he left the band at the end of 1980. The album was co-produced by Kevin Elson and one-time Queen engineer Mike Stone, who also engineered the album.
An Atari 2600 game, Journey Escape, was made based on the album.
All tracks written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, and Neal Schon, except where noted.
The album has been certified 9x Platinum by RIAA since its July 31, 1981 release (Only their Greatest Hits, at 15x, has sold more...
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