Infinity (Journey album)

Infinity
Cover art by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse
Studio album by Journey
Released	January 20, 1978
Recorded	October–December 1977 at His Master's Wheels Studio, San Francisco and Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Length	36:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
Journey chronology
Next (1977)Next1977 Infinity (1978) Evolution (1979)Evolution1979
Singles from Infinity
"Wheel in the Sky"/"Can Do" Released: April 1978 "Anytime"/"Lă Do Dā" Released: June 1978 "Lights"/"Somethin' to Hide" Released: August 1978

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Infinity is Journey's fourth album, released in January 1978 on Columbia Records. It was the band's first album with vocalist Steve Perry and the last to feature drummer Aynsley Dunbar.

Looking for a stronger lead vocalist, Journey briefly enlisted Robert Fleischman and even recorded a few tracks with him, one of which, "For You", later appeared on the Time³ compilation album and Fleischman's solo album Perfect Stranger. Fleischman was soon replaced by Steve Perry, due to musical and management differences. Fleischman would later resurface as the first singer of the glam metal band Vinnie Vincent Invasion.

In "Feeling That Way", Perry dueted with keyboardist Gregg Rolie, who sings lead vocals on "Anytime".

"Patiently" was the first song Perry and Neal Schon wrote together. Perry wrote the lyrics, in which he expresses the sadness of being on the road and away from home, while also expressing admiration for the band's fans, and Schon wrote the music for the song. Other popular singles included "Lights" and "Wheel in the Sky". The latter was co-written with temporary frontman Fleischman.

Journey's manager, Herbie Herbert, enlisted English producer Roy Thomas Baker to engineer Infinity. Baker produced a layered sound approach, similar to his work with Queen, as demonstrated on tracks such as "Winds of March". In addition, Baker's method of stacked harmonies, notable on several other albums he produced, became trademarks of Journey's sound. He achieved this by having each vocalist (usually Perry and Rolie, sometimes joined by Valory and/or Schon) sing each harmony part in unison. This had the effect of making three or four voices sound like more, and is notable on the songs "Feeling that Way" and "Anytime", which are often played in tandem consecutively on radio stations as presented on the album.

The addition of Perry gave the band a more mainstream sound, and helped Journey attain their highest chart success to date.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lights"	Steve Perry, Neal Schon	3:11
2.	"Feeling That Way"	Perry, Gregg Rolie, Aynsley Dunbar	3:28
3.	"Anytime"	Rolie, Roger Silver, Robert Fleischman, N. Schon, Ross Valory	3:28
4.	"Lă Do Dā"	Perry, N. Schon	3:01
5.	"Patiently"	Perry, N. Schon	3:21

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Wheel in the Sky"	N. Schon, Fleischman, Diane Valory	4:12
7.	"Somethin' to Hide"	Perry, N. Schon	3:27
8.	"Winds of March"	Matt Schon, N. Schon, Fleischman, Rolie, Perry	5:04
9.	"Can Do"	Perry, R. Valory	2:39
10.	"Opened the Door"	Perry, Rolie, N. Schon	4:37

Personnel

Band members

• Steve Perry – lead vocals (all but 2 & 3)
• Neal Schon – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Gregg Rolie – keyboards, backing and lead (2 & 3) vocals
• Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion

Production

• Roy Thomas Baker – producer, mixing
• Geoff Workman – engineer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard 200 (USA)	21
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)	22
	Swedish Albums Chart	37
2006	Oricon Japanese Albums Charts	238

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1978	"Wheel in the Sky"	Billboard Hot 100	57
		RPM100 Hit Tracks (Canada)	45
	"Anytime"	Billboard Hot 100	83
	"Lights"	Billboard Hot 100	68

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1989	3x Platinum (+3,000,000)
Canada	CRIA	1980	Gold (+50,000)