Journey (band)

Journey
Journey in 2013
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Rock progressive rock hard rock jazz fusion pop
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Columbia Frontiers Sanctuary Nomota LLC
Associated acts	Abraxas Pool Bad English Frumious Bandersnatch Hardline Santana Schon & Hammer Soul SirkUS The Storm Vital Information
Website	journeymusic.com
Members	Neal Schon Ross Valory Steve Smith Jonathan Cain Arnel Pineda
Past members	George Tickner Robert Fleischman Aynsley Dunbar Gregg Rolie Steve Perry Randy Jackson Steve Augeri Jeff Scott Soto Deen Castronovo

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". Its 1983 follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's appeal in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s and later regrouped with a series of lead singers.

Sales have resulted in two gold albums, eight multi-platinum albums, and one diamond album (including seven consecutive multi-platinum albums between 1978 and 1987). They have had eighteen Top 40 singles in the U.S. (the second most without a Billboard Hot 100 number one single behind Electric Light Orchestra with 20), six of which reached the Top 10 of the US chart and two of which reached No. 1 on other Billboard charts, and a No. 6 hit on the UK Singles Chart in "Don't Stop Believin'". In 2005, "Don't Stop Believin'" reached No. 3 on iTunes downloads. Originally a progressive rock band, Journey was described by AllMusic as having cemented a reputation as "one of America's most beloved (and sometimes hated) commercial rock/pop bands" by 1978, when they redefined their sound by embracing pop arrangements on their fourth album, Infinity.