Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the front of the album) is the seventh studio album (and eighth overall) by American rock band Journey, released on July 31, 1981. It topped the American Billboard 200 chart and features four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles - "Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2) - plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love", "Mother, Father" and the title track "Escape". It was a massive success, being certified 9x platinum by the RIAA and selling over twelve million copies worldwide. Only their Greatest Hits, at 16x, has sold more copies. Escape is the band's most successful studio album and is recognized by fans and critics as one of the greatest and most successful arena rock albums of the 1980s.Sunday, May 11, 2014
On the turntable this Sunday...Escape
Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the front of the album) is the seventh studio album (and eighth overall) by American rock band Journey, released on July 31, 1981. It topped the American Billboard 200 chart and features four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles - "Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4), "Still They Ride" (#19) and "Open Arms" (#2) - plus rock radio staples like "Stone in Love", "Mother, Father" and the title track "Escape". It was a massive success, being certified 9x platinum by the RIAA and selling over twelve million copies worldwide. Only their Greatest Hits, at 16x, has sold more copies. Escape is the band's most successful studio album and is recognized by fans and critics as one of the greatest and most successful arena rock albums of the 1980s.
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