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Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour (2005)

Where the lyrics of Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour take you, and where it was really made.

This 1981 Houston show was first filmed for the then-fledgling MTV, yet the CD's closing track never made it onto the DVD.

Key places

Recording link: Lakewood Church Central Campus (2005)

Recording site Lakewood Church Central Campus — The album's recording is linked in records to this Houston church campus. The concert itself took place at The Summit in Houston on 6 November 1981, so the exact building used for the recording is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour, a live DVD/CD package by Journey
• Recorded and filmed on the Escape Tour on 6 November 1981 at The Summit in Houston, Texas
• Released 15 November 2005 as a CD/DVD package
• Journey's third live album and second concert DVD
• Captures the band at the height of its commercial success
• Hits include "Lights", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", "Wheel in the Sky" and "Any Way You Want It"
• Tracks from the then-current album Escape include the title cut, "Open Arms", "Who's Crying Now" and "Don't Stop Believin'"
• The CD closes with "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", which is not on the DVD

Background

• The show was filmed and recorded for the then-fledgling MTV network
• The DVD adds bonus interviews with the band from 1981 and 1982
• The DVD also includes an album advertisement for Escape

Recording

• Live recording by Kevin Elson
• Mixed by Allen Sides in stereo and 5.1 surround
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
• Producer Steve Perry for the DVD and CD
• Band line-up: Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Steve Smith

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch.
• The band was originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, intended as a backup group for Bay Area artists, before developing a jazz fusion style.
• The name Journey was suggested by roadie John Villanueva.

Members

• Current lineup includes Neal Schon (guitars, vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, guitars, vocals), Deen Castronovo (drums, vocals), Arnel Pineda (lead vocals), Jason Derlatka (keyboards, vocals), and Todd Jensen (bass, vocals).
• Steve Perry was lead vocalist from 1977 to 1987, the band's most commercially successful period.

Career

• Escape reached number one on the Billboard 200 and produced "Open Arms" and "Don't Stop Believin'".
• Frontiers reached number two in the US and number six on the UK Albums Chart.
• "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified 18-times platinum by the RIAA in 2024, the top-selling digital track in US history.
• The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
• A farewell tour, the Final Frontier Tour, began in February 2026 after Jonathan Cain announced his departure.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released as a CD/DVD package on 15 November 2005
• Separate CD and DVD editions followed on 16 May 2006 on Columbia Records
• Discogs release notes list a DVD + CD Collector's Edition
• A copy of this edition is noted as the version also used for promotion
• Discogs lists DVD bonus features: band interview 1981/1982, Journey Escape TV promo 1981, slideshow and original aired closing credits

Records

• Released on 180-gram vinyl in 2022, in black and colored versions
• Manufactured and distributed by Columbia Music Video, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Discogs notes the vinyl and digital versions carry the closing track that is missing from the DVD

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Trivia

• The concert was first filmed and recorded for the then-fledgling MTV network.
• Footage from the DVD was used in the infomercial for the Time-Life Ultimate Rock Ballads CD set.
• The CD's closing track, The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love), appears only on the CD, digital purchases and vinyl.
• The DVD includes a Journey Escape TV promo from 1981 as a bonus feature.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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