Replacing singer Dave Bickler with former Cobra vocalist Jimi Jamison paid off for Survivor, giving them three Top 20 singles from Jamison's debut on 1984's Vital Signs.
His high harmonies, added to the group's well-maintained keyboard/guitar style, threw them into the ring with bands like Styx and Foreigner.
Both "High on You" and "I Can't Hold Back" are built on congenial rock charm with an AOR dressiness, using the synthesizer to guide Jamison's energetic singing.
Along the same lines as Journey's "Open Arms," the delicate but sternly sung ballad "The Search Is Over" gave them a number four single in May of 1985, bettered only by the number two placing of "Burning Heart" from the Rocky IV soundtrack a year later.
Outside of the singles, the other songs on Vital Signs keep up with the band's effective formula, a much better effort than 1983's Caught in the Game, which lacked both enthusiasm and rock magnetism.
Though a hits package from Survivor would cover most essentials, Vital Signs works best as the band's most spirited studio release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can't Hold BackJim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | High on YouJim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | First NightFrankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | The Search Is OverJim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Broken PromisesFrankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Popular GirlFrankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | EverlastingFrankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | It's The Singer, Not The SongJim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | I See You in EveryoneFrankie Sullivan | Survivor | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 36 mins | 84 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 269 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Droubay | Drums |
| 2 | Kevin Eddy | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Stephan Ellis | Bass |
| 4 | Mick Higgins | Cover Art Concept |
| 5 | Jim Jamison | Vocals |
| 6 | Jimi Jamison | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Billie Lee Lewis | Percussion |
| 8 | Jim Marshall | Cover Photo |
| 9 | Ron Nevison | Engineer, Producer |
| 10 | Jim Peterik | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 11 | Rick Sanchez | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Frankie Sullivan | Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Survivor | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Mickey Thomas | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Peter Wolf | Orchestration, Synthesizer |
| 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). |