Street Talk
| Street Talk | ||||
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| Studio album by Steve Perry | ||||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983-1984 at Record One in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Label |
Columbia Next Plateau Entertainment (distribution only) | |||
| Producer | Steve Perry, Bruce Botnick | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
| The Village Voice | C[4] |
Street Talk is Steve Perry's first solo album, released in April 1984.
Street Talk contains Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist, "Oh Sherrie", written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford.[5] The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. Other singles included "Foolish Heart" (peaked at #18), "She's Mine" (peaked at #21), and "Strung Out" (peaked at #40).
There were a number of nods to Perry's pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk.[6] In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s.
Street Talk is certified as 2x Platinum (2,000,000) in sales by the RIAA.[7]
It is one of the first albums Next Plateau Entertainment has distributed.
Track listing
- "Oh Sherrie" (Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf, Perry) – 3:48
- "I Believe" (Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Krampf, Perry) – 4:12
- "Go Away" (Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry) – 4:05
- "Foolish Heart" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:39
- "It's Only Love" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:47
- "She's Mine" (Goodrum, Perry) – 4:26
- "You Should Be Happy" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:20
- "Running Alone" (John Bettis, Hitchings, Krampf, Perry) – 4:05
- "Captured by the Moment" (Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry) – 3:47
- "Strung Out" (Krampf, Perry, Billy Steele) – 3:51
- "My My My" (Perry, Krampf, Richard Michaels Haddad, Steve DeLacey) – 2:24 *
- "Harmony" (Perry) – 3:58 *
- "Makes No Difference" (Perry, Krampf, Haddad, DeLacey) – 4:53 *
- "Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving" (Perry, Danny Kortchmar, Krampf) – 3:13 *
- "If Only for the Moment, Girl" (Perry, Goodrum) – 4:09 *
- Tracks 11 - 15 are bonus tracks on the 2006 CD reissue
- Tracks 11 - 13 are Alien Project demo recordings
- Track 14 is the b-side to Oh Sherrie
- Track 15 is second track from the USA for Africa album "We Are the World" 1985
Personnel
- Lead & Backing Vocals: Steve Perry
- Drums, Percussion: Craig Krampf, Larrie Londin
- Drum Programming: Randy Goodrum
- Bass: Bob Glaub, Chuck Domanico, Kevin McCormick, Brian Garofalo
- Guitars: Michael Landau, Waddy Wachtel, Craig Hull, Billy Steele
- Keyboards: Steve Goldstein, Sterling Smith, Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Robert Greenridge
- Saxophone: Steve Douglas
Production
- Produced By Steve Perry and Bruce Botnick
- Recorded & Mixed By Niko Bolas
- Recording Assistant & Additional Engineering: Richard Bosworth
- Recording Assistant on "Strung Out": Denny Densmore
- Originally Mastered By Mike Reese
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 494. ISBN 0195313739.
- ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 541. ISBN 0679737294.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 28, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Steve Perry talks about the recording of "Oh Sherrie" and Street Talk singles.
- ↑ Steve Perry discusses the Alien Project story and Street Talk.
- ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- "Street Talk" (Liner Notes); Steve Perry CD, Columbia Records 1984.