Editing Raised on Radio

{{Infobox album
| name         = Raised on Radio
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| cover        = Raised on Radio (Journey album - cover art).jpg
| alt          = 
| caption      = Cover art by Michael Cotten and [[Prairie Prince]]
| released     = April 21, 1986
| recorded     = October–December 1985
| venue        = 
| studio       = * [[Record Plant]], [[Sausalito, California]]
* [[Fantasy Studios|Fantasy]], [[Berkeley, California]]
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Arena rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[soft rock]]}}
| length       = 44:13
| label        = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer     = [[Steve Perry]]
| chronology   = [[Journey (band)|Journey]] studio album
| prev_title   = [[Frontiers (Journey album)|Frontiers]]
| prev_year    = 1983
| next_title   = [[Trial by Fire (Journey album)|Trial by Fire]]
| next_year    = 1996
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Raised on Radio
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Be Good to Yourself]]
 | single1date = April 1986<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/445/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=445 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}</ref>
 | single2     = Suzanne
 | single2date = June 1986
 | single3     = [[Girl Can't Help It (song)|Girl Can't Help It]]
 | single3date = August 1986
 | single4     = [[I'll Be Alright Without You]]
 | single4date = November 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Journey&titel=I%27ll+Be+Alright+Without+You&cat=s|title=Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=Hitparade.ch|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
 | single5     = Why Can't This Night Go on Forever
 | single5date = April 1987<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/445/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=445 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/raised-on-radio-mw0000190447 | title = Journey Raised on Radio review | access-date = 2013-07-17 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Raised on Radio''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by the American rock band [[Journey (band)|Journey]], released in April 1986 on the [[Columbia Records]] label. It is the first album not to feature founding bassist [[Ross Valory]], who was replaced initially by session bassist [[Bob Glaub]] and then by [[Randy Jackson]]. Drummer [[Steve Smith (American musician)|Steve Smith]] contributed to a few tracks, but was replaced during the recording by session drummer [[Larrie Londin]] and then [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]] for the subsequent tour.

The album spawned three top 20 singles in the US: "Girl Can't Help It" (No. 17), "I'll Be Alright Without You" (No. 14), and "Suzanne" (No. 17). It also spawned a top ten single "Be Good to Yourself" (No. 9)<ref name="singles">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/raised-on-radio-mw0000190447/awards | title = Raised on Radio Billboard Singles | access-date = 2013-07-17 | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> It went to No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref name="album">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/raised-on-radio-mw0000190447/awards | title = Raised on Radio Billboard Albums | access-date = 2013-07-17 | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> and it was certified double platinum in the USA.<ref name="RIAA">[https://archive.today/20130630125804/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Journey&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Journey]. Retrieved on 2013-06-30.</ref>

==Background==
''Raised on Radio'' was released three years after ''[[Frontiers (Journey album)|Frontiers]]'' (1983). In 1984, both lead guitarist [[Neal Schon]] and lead singer [[Steve Perry]] released albums on their own; Schon in the band [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve|HSAS]] (''[[Through the Fire (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve album)|Through the Fire]]''), and Perry with his debut solo album, ''[[Street Talk]]''. Perry considered leaving Journey following the release of ''Street Talk'' which he has referred to as "one of the most fun experiences I've had". Perry decided to return to working with Journey when he received a call from keyboardist [[Jonathan Cain]], who wanted him to work on some unfinished songs.<ref name="Gett">{{cite magazine|date=25 October 1986|first=Steve|last=Gett|title=Journey Glad To Be On Lond & Winding Tour Road|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|volume=98|issue=43|pages=26, 28|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

Following Perry's return to Journey, he began to take more control over the band's direction. Bassist [[Ross Valory]] and drummer [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] were fired from the band, against the wishes of manager [[Herbie Herbert]]. According to Perry, Valory and Smith "weren't pleased with the kind of music we were playing and weren't too keen on touring".<ref name="Gett"/> Smith later said of the initial recording process: "There was a lot of pressure to do it the way Steve Perry wanted, which I had a lot of problems with because I felt it should be a group record, like all the other records."<ref>{{cite magazine|date=22 November 1986|first=Steve|last=Gett|title=Smith Steps Ahead After Leaving Journey|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|volume=98|issue=47|page=35|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Valory was replaced by [[Randy Jackson]] (bass guitar) and Smith was replaced by session musician [[Larrie Londin]] (drums). In the [[VH-1]] ''[[Behind the Music]]'' episode featuring the band, Perry expressed regret over his decision, stating if he could do it over, he'd have done things differently. Smith did record three tracks with Journey on the album, and he and Valory still received revenues from the record and subsequent tour. Both returned to Journey in 1995.

The band decided that Perry, who had proved his production capabilities on ''Street Talk'', was the best fit to produce the album. According to Perry, this gave the rest of the band members as much creative control as possible: "Journey knows what it should sound like, so we all agreed I would be a good, safe, nondictator-type producer."<ref name="Gett"/>

Perry changed the original title of this project from ''Freedom'' to ''Raised on Radio'', which drew the ire of Herbert and some of the band members, as it varied from the one-word general theme in most of their previous albums.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/journey-raised-on-radio-freedom/ | title=Journey's 'Raised on Radio' Was Almost Called 'Freedom' }}</ref> The band would end up using the ''Freedom'' title 36 years later for their [[Freedom (Journey album)|fifteenth studio album]].

The subsequent tour featured Schon, Perry, Cain, and Jackson, with drummer [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]].

==Artwork==
The cover of the album (by [[Prairie Prince]], an early member of the band) was modeled after the studios and antennas for [[KIGS|KNGS]] in [[Hanford, California]], which was owned by Perry's parents, Ray and Mary Perry.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.valleyvoicenewspaper.com/tvarc/2006/july52006.htm | title = Portuguese Radio Station Stands the Test of Time | access-date = 2013-07-17 | last = Kaufman | first = Robin | date = 5 July 2006 | work = Valley Voice Archives | publisher = Tulare Voice Newspaper | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120620110032/http://www.valleyvoicenewspaper.com/tvarc/2006/july52006.htm | archive-date = 20 June 2012}}</ref>

==Songs==
''[[Cash Box]]'' said of "Suzanne" that "Somewhat brooding verses give way to explosive choruses which feature Steve Perry’s potent singing" and that "Journey has captured the essence of teen romance."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-06-21.pdf|date=June 21, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=11}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said of it that Journey's "power rock style gets adapted just a bit here toward the techno-dance idiom."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=June 21, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews}}</ref>

''[[Cash Box]]'' said of "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever" that it's a "rousing, emotional ballad is pure Journey" with a "bracing, high-wire vocal" from Steve Perry.<ref name=cb2>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-04-18.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=April 18, 1987|accessdate=2022-08-08|page=9}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline        = Side one 
| all_lyrics      = [[Steve Perry]] and [[Jonathan Cain]]
| all_music       = Perry, Cain, and [[Neal Schon]], except songs with asterisks, which are by Perry and Cain.
| title1          = [[Girl Can't Help It (song)|Girl Can't Help It]]
| length1         = 3:50
| title2          = Positive Touch
| length2         = 4:16
| title3          = Suzanne
| music3          = {{hlist|Perry|Cain}}
| length3         = 3:38
| title4          = [[Be Good to Yourself]]
| length4         = 3:51
| title5          = Once You Love Somebody
| length5         = 4:40
| title6          = Happy to Give
| music6          = *
| length6         = 3:49
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = Side two
| title7          = Raised on Radio
| length7         = 3:49
| title8          = [[I'll Be Alright Without You]]
| length8         = 4:49
| title9          = It Could Have Been You
| length9         = 3:37
| title10         = The Eyes of a Woman
| length10        = 4:32
| title11         = Why Can't This Night Go on Forever
| music11         = *
| length11        = 3:43
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = 2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
| title12         = Girl Can't Help It
| note12          = live 
| length12        = 4:17
| title13         = I'll Be Alright Without You
| note13          = live
| length13        = 4:57
}}

== Personnel ==
Credits for ''Raised on Radio'' adapted from liner notes.<ref>(1986). "''Raised on Radio'' liner notes". In ''Raised on Radio'' [LP sleeve]. [[Columbia Records|Columbia]].</ref>

'''Journey'''
* [[Steve Perry]] – lead vocals
* [[Neal Schon]] – guitar, [[guitar synthesizer]], backing vocals, keyboards (10)
* [[Jonathan Cain]] – keyboards, backing vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Randy Jackson]] – bass (all tracks except 2, 10 and 11), backing vocals (2)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/01/28/randy-jackson-j/|title=Randy Jackson's Journey days: If ya don't know, now ya know...|author=Mike Bruno|website=Ew.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[Bob Glaub]] – bass (2, 10 and 11)
* [[Larrie Londin]] – drums (all tracks except 2, 10 and 11)
* [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] – drums (2, 10 and 11)
* [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]] – drums (12 and 13) (2006 CD reissue only)
* Steve Minkins – percussion (3)
* Danny Hull (credited as Dan Hull) – saxophone (2 and 7), [[Harmonica|harp]] (7)

'''Production'''
* Steve Perry – producer 
* Jonathan Cain – additional vocal co-production
* [[Randy Goodrum]] – additional vocal co-production
* Jim Gaines – associate producer, engineer
* Mark McKenna – engineer
* [[Steven Rinkoff|Steve Rinkoff]] – engineer
* Robert Missbach – assistant engineer
* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – mixing at [[Bearsville Studios]] and [[Power Station (recording studio)|The Power Station]] (New York, NY)
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering at [[Masterdisk]] (New York, NY), remastering
* Brian Lee – remastering

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|39|artist=Journey|album=Raised on Radio|chartid=0694|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|49|artist=Journey|album=Raised on Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 29
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|53|id=397|artist=Journey|album=Raised on Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="jpn">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 3
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Journey|album=Raised on Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Journey|album=Raised on Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|22|date=19860518|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Journey|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Raised on Radio |artist=Journey|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|access-date=July 25, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Raised on Radio|artist=Journey|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1986|certyear=1989|access-date=July 25, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References==
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