Journey - Escape (1981)

Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Journey, released in 1981. It topped the American Billboard 200 chart and features 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 staple "Stone in Love."
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 former Lynyrd Skynyrd sound technician Kevin Elson and one-time Queen engineer Mike Stone, who also engineered the album.
Escape flung Journey steadfastly into the AOR arena, combining Neal Schon's grand yet palatable guitar playing with Jonathan Cain's blatant keyboards. All this was topped off by the passionate, wide-ranged vocals of Steve Perry, who is the true lifeblood of this album, and this band.
The songs on Escape are more rock-flavored, with more hooks and a harder cadence compared to their former sound. "Who's Crying Now" spotlights the sweeping fervor of Perry's voice, whose theme about the ups and downs of a relationship was plentiful in Journey's repertoire. With "Don't Stop Believing," the whisper of Perry's ardor is crept up to with Schon's searing electric guitar work, making for a perfect rock song. One of rock's most beautiful ballads, "Open Arms," gleams with an honesty and feel only Steve Perry could muster.
Outside of the singles, there is a certain electricity that circulates through the rest of the album. The songs are timeless, and as a whole, they have a way of rekindling the innocence of youthful romance and the rebelliousness of growing up, built from heartfelt songwriting and sturdy musicianship.

Side A
A1. Don't Stop Believin'  (4:09)
A2. Stone In Love  (4:24)
A3. Who's Crying Now  (5:00)
A4. Keep On Runnin'  (3:39)
A5. Still They Ride  (3:46)

Side B
B1. Escape  (5:15)
B2. Lay It Down  (4:12)
B3. Dead Or Alive  (3:20)
B4. Mother, Father  (5:27)
B5. Open Arms  (3:17)

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
• Mixed At – Fantasy Studios
• Produced For – Mike Stone Enterprises, Ltd.
• Produced For – Elson Music Vision, Inc.
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Published By – Weed High Nightmare Music
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01-85138

Credits

• Artwork [Visual Concepts & Package Design], Photography By – Jim Welch
• Bass, Vocals – Ross Valory
• Drums – Steve Smith (5)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Wally Buck
• Guitar, Vocals – Neal Schon
• Illustration – Stanley Mouse
• Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals – Jonathan Cain
• Lead Vocals – Steve Perry
• Management – Herbie Herbert, Nightmare, Inc.
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Producer – Kevin Elson, Mike Stone
• Written-By – J. Cain, M. Schon (tracks: B4), N. Schon (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4), S. Perry 

Notes
Released: July 31, 1981
Recorded: April–June 1981
Produced for Mike Stone Enterprises, Ltd./Elson Music Vision.
Recorded and mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
Mastered at Masterdisk, Inc., New York.
Genre: Rock
Length: 42:46
Label - CBS ‎460185 1

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