Editing Journey (band) (section)

===1981–1983: Height of popularity, ''Escape'' and ''Frontiers''===
With Cain joining as the new keyboard player, the band entered Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, in late 1980, releasing their seventh studio album, ''[[Escape (Journey album)|Escape]]'', in July 1981. ''Escape'' became their most successful album, charting at number one in the United States. The album had a clutch of hit singles, which included "[[Who's Crying Now]]", "Still They Ride", "[[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]", and "[[Don't Stop Believin']]".{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=53–55}}

The band began another lengthy yet successful tour on June 12, 1981, supported by opening acts [[Billy Squier]], [[Greg Kihn Band]], [[Point Blank (band)|Point Blank]], and [[Loverboy]], and Journey opened for the Rolling Stones on September 25 in Philadelphia at [[JFK Stadium]]. [[MTV]] videotaped one of their two sold-out shows at [[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]] in [[Houston]] on November 6, 1981, in front of over 20,000 fans, later released on DVD.<ref>''Journey: Live in Houston'' DVD, 1981. The band also pioneered the use of a very large video screen at live performances, allowing them to increasingly perform before stadium-sized crowds.</ref>{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=57–58; 70}}

Following the success of the 1981 tour, the band's full establishment as a corporation, and the formation of a fan club called "Journey Force", the band released "Only Solutions" and "1990s Theme" for the 1982 Disney film, ''[[Tron]]''. Schon had also made time to work with [[Jan Hammer]] on a few albums.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=58–61}} Journey continued touring in 1982 with shows in North America and Japan.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=63}}

With millions of records, hit singles, and tickets sold, the band entered Fantasy Studios again in the middle of their 1982 tour to record their eighth studio album, ''[[Frontiers (Journey album)|Frontiers]]''. Released in February 1983, the band's second-best selling album sold over six million copies, peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' charts, and spawning the hit singles "[[Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)]]", "[[Faithfully (song)|Faithfully]]", "[[Send Her My Love]]", and "[[After the Fall (song)|After the Fall]]".{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=68}}

[[File:StevePerry.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Steve Perry performing in 1983]]
Journey began the ''Frontiers'' tour in Japan, and continued in North America with [[Bryan Adams]] as opening act.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=70}} During the tour, [[NFL Films]] recorded a video documentary of their life on the road, ''Frontiers and Beyond'', shooting scenes at [[JFK Stadium]] in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, with more than 80,000 fans in attendance.<ref name="Journey 1983"/>