STEVE PERRY – Street Talk [Rock Candy remaster] (2024) *HQ*

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We could argue all day long about who the best rock singer is / was… and there are a few great contenders when it comes to melodic rock / AOR, but at the top of most people’s list is STEVE PERRY. The former Journey frontman shot to fame when he fronted the band on their 1978 album ‘Infinity’ and eventually they changed from jazz rock curios to a multi-platinum selling band with the albums ‘Escape’ and ‘Frontiers’, that included such smash hit singles as ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, ‘Who’s Crying Now’, ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’, ‘Faithfully’ and ‘Send Her My Love’. Of course, the icing on the cake was undoubtedly the vocal performance of Steve Perry, whose incredible range and tone set the band apart from the competition.

It was hardly surprising then to see him launch a solo career with this album ‘Street Talk’, released in 1984, a record that very much followed the Journey blueprint and was actually named in recognition of his first band Alien Project, who were nearly called Street Talk. The album sold in excess of 2 million copies, spawning the #3 hit single ‘Oh Sherrie’ and setting the path for a solo career alongside Journey.
Finally and after many years trying to arrange licenses, Rock Candy Records is releasing their remastered & reloaded version of “Street Talk“. Sound quality is very good, however there isn’t bonus tracks. It would has been nice to see at least the B-side of smash single ‘Oh Sherrie’. But there’s the cool 16-page booklet with rare photos and essay.

01 – Oh Sherrie
02 – I Believe
03 – Go Away
04 – Foolish Heart
05 – It’s Only Love
06 – She’s Mine
07 – You Should Be Happy
08 – Running Alone
09 – Captured By The Moment
10 – Strung Out

Steve Perry – vocals
Michael Landau, Waddy Wachtel, Craig Hull, Billy Steele – guitar
Craig Krampf, Larrie Londin – drums, percussion
Randy Goodrum – drum programming
Steve Douglas – saxophone
Bob Glaub, Chuck Domanico, Kevin McCormick, Bryan Garofalo – bass
Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum – keyboards, piano
Steve Goldstein, Sterling Smith, Duane Hitchings, Robert Greenridge – keyboards

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