Frontiers managed to give Journey four Top 40 hits, with "After the Fall" and "Send Her My Love" both reaching number 23, "Faithfully" at number 12, and "Separate Ways" peaking at number eight -- the same amount that 1981's Escape brandished.
While they tried to use the same musical recipe as Escape, Frontiers comes up a little short, mainly because the keyboards seem to overtake both Schon's guitar playing and Steve Perry's strong singing.
An overabundance of Jonathan Cain's synth work cloaks the quicker tunes and seeps into the ballads, slightly widening the strong partnership of Perry and Schon.
"Faithfully" tried to match the powerful beauty of "Open Arms," and while it's a gorgeous ballad, it just comes inches away from conjuring up the same soft magic.
"Separate Ways" grabs attention right off the bat with stinging synthesizer and a catchy guitar riff, and "Send Her My Love" emphasizes Perry's keen ability to pour his heart out.
The rest of the songs on the album lack the warmth that Journey is famous for, especially in their mix of fervor and intimacy shown on this album's predecessor.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry | Journey | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | Send Her My LoveJonathan Cain, Steve Perry | Journey | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Chain ReactionJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon | Journey | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | After the FallJonathan Cain, Steve Perry | Journey | Play | 06:27 | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | FaithfullyJonathan Cain | Journey | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Edge of the BladeJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon | Journey | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Troubled ChildJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon | Journey | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Back TalkJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Steve Smith | Journey | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | FrontiersJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Steve Smith | Journey | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | RubiconJonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon | Journey | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wally Buck | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Jonathan Cain | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 3 | Rande Deluca | Photography |
| 4 | Kevin Elson | Producer |
| 5 | Journey | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 7 | George Marino | Remastering |
| 8 | Steve Perry | Composer, Vocals |
| 9 | Neal Schon | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | Simon | Illustrations |
| 11 | Steve Smith | Composer, Drums |
| 12 | Mike Stone | Engineer, Producer |
| 13 | Mike "Clay" Stone | Engineer, Producer |
| 14 | Ross Valory | Bass, Vocals |
| 15 | Jim Welch | Art Direction, Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |