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Generations (Journey album)

Generations
Studio album by
Journey
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
RecordedFebruary–March 2005
Studio
GenreRock, hard rock
Length73:12
Label
ProducerKevin Elson
Journey studio album chronology
Arrival
(2000) 		Generations
(2005) 		Revelation
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
About.com[2]
Blogcritics[3]

Generations is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band Journey. It was the band's last album with lead singer Steve Augeri and second album with drummer Deen Castronovo, confirming the line-up of 2000's Arrival and 2002's Red 13 EP. The album was given away for free by the band during most of the concerts of the Generations Tour in 2005, and subsequently released on Sanctuary Records later the same year.

This was the first Journey album where all of the band members share lead vocal duties, which Augeri later admitted in 2022 was due to his voice suffering from fatigue at the time.[4] Jonathan Cain sings lead on "Every Generation" and "Pride of the Family" (the latter of which is only found on the Japanese edition), the first time he sang lead since "All That Really Matters" (originally a Frontiers outtake) from the Time3 box set. Deen Castronovo sings lead on "A Better Life" and "Never Too Late". Neal Schon provides lead vocals for "In Self Defense" (previously recorded for the Schon & Hammer album Here to Stay) and Ross Valory lends his vocals to "Gone Crazy".

Critical reception was mixed upon the album's release; Most critics praised Augeri's vocal performance and the band's more diverse musical direction compared to previous albums, but many were divided on the band's decision to share lead vocals.

The album peaked at No. 170 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[5] Generations was the last album to feature Augeri, who left the band mid-tour in 2006 due to a throat infection. Jeff Scott Soto replaced him and toured with the band until June 2007. It was also the only Journey album released by the now-defunct Sanctuary Records.

The latter portion of the song "Faith in the Heartland" was heard during the December 10, 2006 edition of NBC's Football Night in America, during a segment about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. "Faith in the Heartland" and "The Place in Your Heart" were re-recorded by the band with new vocalist Arnel Pineda on their 2008 album Revelation, but "The Place in Your Heart" was only released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of that album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Faith in the Heartland"
6:56
2."The Place in Your Heart"
  • N. Schon
  • Cain
4:20
3."A Better Life"
  • N. Schon
  • Cain
5:40
4."Every Generation"
  • N. Schon
  • Cain
5:52
5."Butterfly (She Flies Alone)"Augeri5:56
6."Believe"
  • Augeri
  • Tommy De Rossi
5:41
7."Knowing That You Love Me"Cain5:21
8."Out of Harms Way"
  • N. Schon
  • Cain
5:14
9."In Self-Defense"
3:10
10."Better Together"
  • N. Schon
  • Cain
  • Augeri
5:05
11."Gone Crazy"
4:04
12."Beyond the Clouds"
  • N. Schon
  • Augeri
6:54
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Never Too Late"
4:59
Japanese version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Pride of the Family"Cain4:00
14."Never Too Late"
4:59

Personnel

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Band members
Production

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 70
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 39
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 23
US Billboard 200[10] 170

References

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  1. ^ Theakston, Rob. "Journey Generations review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ White, Dave. "Journey - "Generations"". Classic Rock. About.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  3. ^ Dionne, George (27 November 2005). "CD Review: Journey's Generations". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2013-08-04.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Before His First Gig With Journey, Steve Augeri Got So Nervous He Threw Up". Rolling Stone. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Generations Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Journey – Generations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Journey – Generations". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Journey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.