Evolution (Journey album) 143290 224171949 2008-07-07T17:28:02Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Unreferenced|date=March 2008}} {{Original research|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Evolution | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Journey (band)|Journey]] | Cover = Journey_Evolution.jpg | Released = [[April 5]], [[1979]] | Recorded = [[Cherokee Studios]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], 1978 | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 37:06 | Label = [[Columbia Records]] | Producer = [[Roy Thomas Baker]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xbouak1k5m3x link] | Last album = ''[[Infinity (album)|Infinity]]'' <br /> (1978) | This album = '''''Evolution''''' <br /> (1979) | Next album = ''[[Departure (Journey album)|Departure]]'' <br /> (1980) }} '''''Evolution''''', is the name of [[Journey (band)|Journey]]'s fifth studio album. It was released in April of 1979 on the [[Columbia Records]] label. The album was their highest charting album to date. They retained [[Roy Thomas Baker]] as producer but drummer [[Aynsley Dunbar]] was replaced with [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]], formerly with [[Ronnie Montrose]]'s band. ''Evolution'' features their first top 20 hit, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", reaching #16 in the US. "Just the Same Way" featured original lead vocalist [[Gregg Rolie]] in place of [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]]. ==Track listing== # "Majestic" (Perry/Schon) – 1:16 # "Too Late" (Perry/Schon) – 2:58 # "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" (Perry) – 3:54 # "City of the Angels" (Perry/Rolie/Schon) – 3:12 # "When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)" (Perry/Schon) – 3:10 # "Sweet and Simple" (Perry) – 4:13 # "Lovin' You Is Easy" (Errico/Perry/Schon) – 3:37 # "Just the Same Way" (Rolie/Schon/Valory) – 3:17 # "Do You Recall" (Perry/Rolie) – 3:13 # "Daydream" (Perry/Rolie/Schon/Valory) – 4:41 # "Lady Luck" (Perry/Schon/Valory) – 3:35 ==Personnel== *[[Steve Perry]] - lead vocals *[[Neal Schon]] - guitar (acoustic and electric), vocals, producer *[[Gregg Rolie]] - keyboards, vocals, producer *[[Steve Smith]] - drums and percussion, producer *[[Ross Valory]] - bass, vocals, producer ==Charts== '''Album''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1979 |align="left"|The Billboard 200 |align="left"|20 |- |} {{Journey}} [[Category:1979 albums]] [[Category:Journey albums]] [[Category:Columbia Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker]] {{1970s-rock-album-stub}} [[lmo:Evolution (Journey album) (àlbum)]]