Here to Stay (album)
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Here to Stay is the second album by the duo of composer Jan Hammer
and guitarist Neal Schon
. This album also featured contributions from Schon's bandmates in Journey
including songwriting and background vocals from Steve Perry
.
The lead single "No More Lies" featured Schon on vocals and had a music video that was played on MTV
.
The album cover is a play on the well known Arm & Hammer
brand baking soda.
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s...
and guitarist Neal Schon
Neal Schon
Neal George Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to have recorded on all of Journey's albums...
. This album also featured contributions from Schon's bandmates in Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
including songwriting and background vocals from Steve Perry
Steve Perry (musician)
Stephen Ray "Steve" Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1977–1987 and 1995–1998. Perry had a successful solo career throughout the late 1980s and early '90s.Perry's voice has garnered acclaim from musical peers and music...
.
The lead single "No More Lies" featured Schon on vocals and had a music video that was played on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
The album cover is a play on the well known Arm & Hammer
Arm & Hammer
Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church and Dwight, an American manufacturer of household products. The logo of this brand is a muscular arm holding a hammer...
brand baking soda.
Track listing
- "No More Lies"
- "Don't Stay Away"
- "(You Think You're) So Hot"
- "Turnaround"
- "Self Defense" (Schon, Perry, Cain)
- "Long Time"
- "Time Again"
- "Sticks and Stones"
- "Peace of Mind"
- "Covered By Midnight" (Schon, Perry, Hammer, Hodgkinson)
Personnel
- Jan Hammer - drums, keyboards, percussion
- Neal Schon - guitars, synthesizer, vocals
- Glen BurtnikGlen BurtnikGlen Burtnik is a singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a former member of Styx.The spelling of his name has changed a few times over the years .Burtnik appeared in the Broadway production of Beatlemania as Paul McCartney,...
- vocals - Colin HodgkinsonColin HodgkinsonColin Hodgkinson is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s.-Career:...
- bass guitar - Steve SmithSteve Smith (musician)Steve Elliott Smith is an American drummer who has worked with hundreds of artists in his career, but is mostly known for being the drummer of the rock band Journey during their peak years of success. Modern Drummer magazine readers voted him the #1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row...
- drums - Ross ValoryRoss ValoryRoss Lamont Valory is Journey's noted bass player. He and Neal Schon are the only original members of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums...
- bass guitar - Steve PerrySteve Perry (musician)Stephen Ray "Steve" Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1977–1987 and 1995–1998. Perry had a successful solo career throughout the late 1980s and early '90s.Perry's voice has garnered acclaim from musical peers and music...
- vocals on "Self Defense"