Evolution (Journey album)
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{{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]]
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