Journey - Freedom

Freedom is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Journey, released in July 2022 via BMG.

Journey formed in 1973 composed of former members of Santana and and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases and line-up changes with Neal Schon as the only original member of the band still remaining. Journey achieved its strongest commercial success between 1978 and 1987 with Steve Perry as its lead vocalist. During that period the band released a series of hit songs commencing with their 1982 breakthrough “Don’t Stop Believin’” from the US #1 album Escape (1981). Another hit single from that album “Open Arms” has also become one of their most popular songs.

Freedom features Arnel Pineda on lead vocals and Jonathan Cain on keyboards together with founding member Neal Schon. It is the band's second album to date not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory, who departed in 2020; he is replaced by Randy Jackson, who was last on Raised on Radio (1986). With fifteen songs and a run time of one hour and thirteen minutes, it is the longest Journey studio album ever released, excluding compilations.

This double album 2LP record set is on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, pressed in US via BMG.