Evolution (Journey album)

Evolution
Cover art by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse
Studio album by Journey
Released	April 5, 1979
Recorded	October – November 1978 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
Journey chronology
Infinity (1978)Infinity1978 Evolution (1979) In the Beginning (1980)In the Beginning1980
Singles from Evolution
"Just the Same Way/Something to Hide" Released: April 1979 "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'/Daydream" Released: September 1979 "Too Late/Do You Recall" Released: December 1979

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Evolution is the fifth studio album by Journey. Released in April 1979 on Columbia Records, their first album to feature drummer Steve Smith.

It was the band's most successful album at that time, selling three million copies in the US and charting at #20 on the Billboard 200. They retained Roy Thomas Baker (Best known for his work with Queen) as producer, but drummer Aynsley Dunbar was replaced with Steve Smith, formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band.

According to the book Heavier than Heaven, the album was Kurt Cobain's favorite album from 1979.

In 1999, Sincer Records re-released the album on CD.

Evolution features their first top 20 hit, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", which was inspired by the classic Sam Cooke top 20 hit "Nothin' Can Change This Love" and reached #16 in the US. "Just the Same Way" featured original lead vocalist Gregg Rolie along with Steve Perry.