Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Only The Young
2. Don't Stop Believin'
3. Wheel In The Sky
4. Faithfully
5. Any Way You Want It
6. Ask The Lonely
7. Who's Crying Now
8. Seperate Ways
9. Lights
10. Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
11. Open Arms
12. Girl Can't Help It
13. Send Her My Love
14. When You Love A Woman
15. I'll Be Alright Without You
16. After The Fall
17. Chain Reaction
18. Message Of Love
19. Somethin' To Hide
20. Line Of Fire
21. Anytime
22. Stone In Love
23. Patiently
24. Good Morning Girl
25. Eyes Of Woman
26. Be Good To Yourself
27. Still They Ride
28. Baby I'm A Leavin' You
29. Mother Father
30. Just The Same Way
31. Escape
32. Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)

Disc 2:

1. Chain Reaction
2. Message Of Love
3. Somethin' To Hide
4. Line Of Fire
5. Anytime
6. Stone In Love
7. Patiently
8. Good Morning Girl
9. Eyes Of Woman
10. Be Good To Yourself
11. Still They Ride
12. Baby I'm A Leavin' You
13. Mother Father
14. Just The Same Way
15. Escape
16. Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1419 in Music
• Released on: 2002-01-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

CD Description
The title says it all. The cream of the crop from one of rock's most enduring and successful bands. Hardcore Journey fans will want this because of the fidelity improvement; (the material is remastered from the original source tapes). Everyone else will want this because it's simply one of the besthits collections ever released. With new liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Wild, ESSENTIAL is over 130 minutes of music covering the group's 1978-1996 output. The classics ("Don't Stop Believin', "Who's Crying Now", "Faithfully") are known and loved by all, but it's the minor hits and album tracks that truly shine here. "Patiently" (a gorgeous ballad) and "Line Of Fire" (a boogie woogie crowd pleaser from the live CAPTURED) will make you want to purchase the original albums from which they hail, as will the beautiful "Good MorningGirl". From blistering, adrenaline-pumping rockers ("Any Way You Want It", "Chain Reaction", "Escape) to raise-your-lighter power ballads ("When You Love A Woman", "Open Arms") and everything in between (the reggae-ish "Baby I'm A Leavin' You) there isn't a bad cut here. The Journey continues...

Customer Reviews

I'm not embarassed to be a Journey fan
Ask your average muso/journalist/critic what they think of Journey and they'll most likely smirk and refuse to dignify your question with an answer.

'Serious' music fans couldn't possibly admit that they like the middle-of-the-road, anthemic American crap that Journey so obviously represent.

Of course, Radiohead, Oasis, Pixies, Arctic Monkeys, The Smiths and numerous other bands have got the 'thumbs up' from the gods of cool music, but as far as I'm concerned, they can all go and stick their opinions where the sun doesn't shine!

I don't want to sit in internet chatrooms discussing what the lyrics of a certain song mean. I don't want to read some pretentious review of how existentialism, Picasso and fish fingers have obviously had an influence on a band's output.

No, Journey's lyrics aren't profound. No, the band never received an Ivor Novello. No, they would never have been nominated for the Mercury Prize. So what?

Sometimes I just want to hear some good music that I can let go to. Music that sounds great when you're in the car, the windows are down and the sun is shining. Music that felt good when I was 14 and feels just as good now.

I like Oasis, The Pixies and Radiohead, but I LOVE THIS!

Don't stop believing, fashionistas.

Amazing - Britain has missed out on this Amazing Rock Band
After being introduced to Journey through one of their best songs - "Don't Stop Believing" - featuring in an episode of Scrubs (Series 3, Episode 2 - My Journey), I sampled a few songs from the net. After realising how damn good this stuff was, I just had to buy it!
The Essential Journey is a collection of superb tunes that fit in with the superb Rock Era of the late 70's-80's. Steve Perry delivers fantastic vocals, while the mouthwateringly groovy guitar solos feed your ears with some of the best Rock I have ever heard.

For all of my life, I have been an avid Genesis fan and couldn't get enough of the classic rock Era (with the great Phil Collins). All of this time wondering what the hell America had produced during the same revolution in music. Now my question has finally been answered!
This album compilation zooms right to the top of my collection to sit beside the multiple Genesis albums I own.

One of the best

DON'T MISS THIS JOURNEY!
An excellant album that will replace your greatest hits collection and album tracks to cover all tastes and keep most Journey fans reasonably happy with the songs chosen for the cd. The only fault been that they left off 'Why can't this night go on forever' which would have finished the cd off.
This essential Journey will prove Journey are probably the best (underated in Britain) rock bands ever.
Buy this and give your greatest hits cd away!