JOURNEY release new studio album ‘FREEDOM’

DEBUTS AT #1 ON CURRENT ROCK CHART

Photo: Erik Kabik

On the heels of their stellar Fourth of July performance on CNN’s The Fourth in America special, emerging from the pandemic with a supercharged new studio line-up, the release of JOURNEY’s epic, fifteen-track set of new original songs brings back the grand scale of the group’s greatest moments, along with updated and bold new directions and sounds.

Released on July 8, the fifteen-track opus has debuted at #1 on the Current Rock Chart. Other chart positions include:

  • #2 Current Digital Album
  • #2 Digital Albums
  • #3 Current Album sales
  • #3 Album Sales
  • #3 Internet Albums
  • #88 Billboard 200

Stream / Share / Purchase Freedom HERE

The vinyl version of the Freedom will be released August 26, 2022.
Pre-order HERE

As the band’s legend continues to grow larger and their touring gets bigger, Freedom is the band’s first album of new material to be released in eleven years, since 2011’s Eclipse, and in addition to legendary founder, guitarist, writer and producer Neal Schon – along with longtime keyboard player and primary lyricist Jonathan Cain and vocalist Arnel Pineda, one more member was recruited for the upcoming album — bassist extraordinaire Randy Jackson, who had played on JOURNEYs 1986 album Raised on Radio.

Freedom tracklisting
Together We Run
Don’t Give Up On Us
Still Believe In Love
You Got The Best Of Me
Live To Love Again
The Way We Used To Be
Come Away With Me
After Glow
Let It Rain
Holdin On
All Day And All Night
Don’t Go
United We Stand
Life Rolls On
Beautiful As You Are

To help commemorate the new release, JOURNEY and AEG announced four exclusive Las Vegas show dates featuring special symphony orchestra performances at the new, state-of-the-art Resorts World Theatre. The residency kicks off July 15. Tickets for the special engagement are on sale now. For more info click here

JOURNEY Tour Dates
July 22 – Resorts World Theatre – Las Vegas, NV*
July 23 – Resorts World Theatre – Las Vegas, NV*
July 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingly Coliseum
July 29 – Las Cruces, NM – NMSU Pan American Center
July 30 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena
August 5 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
August 6 – Canton, OH – Tom Benson Hall of Fame
August 8 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC Performing Arts Center
Sept 17 – Sparks, NV – Celebrity Showroom at the Nugget Casino Resort

*with symphony orchestra

2023
March 1 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
March 9 – Quebec City, Canada – Centre Vidéotron
March 12 – Toronto, Canada – Scotiabank Arena

For ticket info click HERE

Freedom album production credits:
Co-Produced and Arranged by Neal Schon & Narada Michael Walden
Engineering – Jim Reitzel dditional Engineering: Keith Gretlein, Jonathan Cain, David Kalmusky, Jason Derlatka and Matt Jefferson 
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain 
Mastered by Adam Ayan
Deen Castronovo – Lead and backing vocals on After Glow
Narada Michael Walden – Drums, keyboards and backing vocals 

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