Escape was a groundbreaking album for San Francisco's
Journey, charting three singles inside Billboard's Top Ten, with "Don't Stop Believing" reaching number nine, "Who's Crying Now" number four, and "Open Arms" peaking at number two and holding there for six weeks.
Escape flung
Journey steadfastly into the AOR arena, combining
Neal Schon's grand yet palatable guitar playing with
Jonathan Cain's blatant keyboards. All this was topped off by the passionate, wide-ranged vocals of
Steve Perry, who is the true lifeblood of this album, and this band.
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