Revelation is a Rock album by Journey, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
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Revelation is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Journey, and their first with lead singer Arnel Pineda. It features 11 new songs ("Faith in the Heartland" was previously recorded with Steve Augeri), 11 re-recorded greatest hits (all featuring Pineda) and a DVD (North American version only) featuring the current lineup's March 8, 2008 concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. Three singles penned by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain were released to radio: the distinctively Journey-sounding "Never Walk Away," "Where Did I Lose Your Love," and the power ballad "After All These Years". "Where Did I Lose Your Love" and "After All These Years" both found success on the adult contemporary charts; "Where Did I Lose Your Love" peaked at No. 19, while "After All These Years" peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and stayed on the charts for over 23 weeks. On May 14, 2008, MelodicRock.com reported that Journey and Frontiers Records agreed to add "an exclusive original bonus track, "Let It Take You Back", a mid-tempo rocker, to the European release to close the album. Revelation was recorded throughout early 2008 at The Plant in Sausalito, California by John Neff. The album was released in the U.S. on June 3, 2008 by Nomota LLC (Schon's personal recording label) exclusively through Walmart, and in Europe on June 6, 2008 through Frontiers Records. In addition, Wal-Mart also released a limited-edition ZVUE 1-gigabyte MP3 player pre-loaded with discs 1–2 of Revelation. The album was produced by Kevin Shirley, who also produced Trial by Fire and Arrival. On its first week of release, Revelation sold over 105,000 copies, marking a 1,400% increase over the first week sales of the band's 2005 release Generations. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, No. 2 on Billboard Rock Album chart, and No. 5 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for 42 weeks. The album was not only a huge success in the United States, but also reached the charts in 9 different countries. Revelation was nominated for Album of the Year in Classic Rock Magazine's annual poll. On December 18, 2008, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA, making it Journey's first such certification since their 1996 album Trial by Fire. According to Nielsen Soundscan, Revelation has sold more than 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. as of November 2009.
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Tracklist
- 1Never Walk Away4:19
- 2Like a Sunshower4:29
- 3Change for the Better5:52
- 4Wildest Dream5:02
- 5Faith in the Heartland6:18
- 6After All These Years4:10
- 7Where Did I Lose Your Love5:02
- 8What I Needed5:28
- 9What It Takes to Win5:23
- 10Turn Down the World Tonight4:56
- 11The Journey (Revelation)5:25
- 2.1Only the Young (Re-Recorded)4:14
- 2.2Don't Stop Believin' (Re-Recorded)4:55
- 2.3Wheel in the Sky (Re-Recorded)5:01
- 2.4Faithfully (Re-Recorded)4:47
- 2.5Any Way You Want It (Re-Recorded)3:25
- 2.6Who's Crying Now (Re-Recorded)5:16
- 2.7Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) [Re-Recorded]5:27
- 2.8Lights (Re-Recorded)3:16
- 2.9Open Arms (Live) [Re-Recorded]3:22
- 2.10Be Good to Yourself (Re-Recorded)4:29
- 2.11Stone in Love (Re-Recorded)4:27
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- polished
- anthemic
- cinematic
Journey's fourteenth album, released in June of 2008, as well as the first album to feature current frontman Arnel Pineda. Revelation is also the first Journey album to be self-released, being distributed in the US by Schon's label through Walmart.
Revelation firmly continues in the style of their most popular 80s output, and is also notable for containing a second disc of re-recordings of the band's greatest hits with the band's new frontman. "Faith In The Heartland" and "The Place In Your Heart" are re-recordings of tracks from their previous album, Generations.
Revelation marked a comeback for the band, coinciding with media attention over the recruitment of Pineda and the return of the track "Don't Stop Believin'" to the charts after being featured in the final episode of the television show The Sopranos; subsequently the album reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Album Charts. "After All These Years" and "Never Walk Away / After All These Years (Europe 2008) (opens in a new tab)" were released as singles, with the former reaching the Top Ten of the Billboard Adult Contempory Chart: "Where Did I Lose Your Love", despite not being released as a single, reached the Top 20 of the same chart.
The track "Let It Take You Back" was included as a bonus track on the European release of the album, while "The Place In Your Heart" was included as a bonus track on the Japanese release. To date, no version of the album seems to have been released that contains both tracks.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Arnel PinedaLEAD VOCALS
- Deen CastronovoDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Jonathan CainKEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY
- Neal SchonGUITAR , BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Ross ValoryBASS, BACKING VOCALS
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