Steve Perry

Steve Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey as well as a solo career between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.

He provided lead vocals on nine of Journey's albums: Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Dream, After Dream, Captured, Escape, Frontiers, Raised on Radio, and Trial By Fire. The single "Open Arms", from Escape, was their biggest hit single, residing for six weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

During his tenure with Journey, Perry sang backing vocals on several Sammy Hagar songs, including the 1980 tracks "The Iceman" and "Run For Your Life", and duetting with Kenny Loggins on the 1982 #17 hit single "Don't Fight It." Perry also worked with other musicians such as Sheena Easton, Clannad and Jon Bon Jovi during the height of his career.

In 1984, Perry released his first solo album, Street Talk, which sold more than 2 million units. "Oh Sherrie" which was written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford, hit #3 on the charts while "Foolish Heart" hit #18. The music video for "Oh Sherrie" saw heavy rotation on MTV. "She's Mine" and "Strung Out" were also released as singles.

In 1985, Perry was one of 21 singers in the USA for Africa all-star benefit song "We Are The World". He also recorded a song, "If Only For the Moment, Girl" for the We Are the World album. This song was added to the reissue of his album Street Talk.

He left his second solo album, Against the Wall, unfinished and sang on Journey's Raised on Radio album. Perry would revisit his solo project, but it never saw completion. Several of the songs that were recorded for Against the Wall, however, did appear much later on Perry's 1998 solo compilation, Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased.

In 1994, Perry released For the Love of Strange Medicine, his second solo effort and performed for his Strange Medicine world tour. He reunited with Joruney in 1996 to record Trial by Fire.

Perry released the Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased compilation album in 1998. Also in 1998, he recorded two songs for the Warner Bros. film, Quest for Camelot.

Perry would appear with his Journey bandmates for their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005. Also, Perry produced "The Secret of Moving On", a track on a solo album for former Ambrosia lead vocalist David Pack. Perry also provided background vocals for "A Brand New Start".

In late 2006, Street Talk and For the Love of Strange Medicine and his Greatest Hits CD were remastered and re-released. Playlist: The Very Best of Steve Perry was released in January 2009.