STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOURNEY - RAISED ON RADIO

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember session drummer, Larrie Londin, on what would have been his 77th Birthda. He passed away in 1992 after suffering a heart attack. They say he was the second most listened to derummer in the world behind Hal Blaine. He is  known for his work with Adrian Belew, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Rosemary Clooney, Rodney Crowell, Joe Cocker, Glenn Frey, Vince Gill,  Amy Grant, Emmylou Harris, Journey, B.B. King, Reba McEntire, and Dolly Parton, to name a few. It's his work on Journey's ninth studio album, Raised On Radio, that we turn our collective ears towards today. Raised On Radio was released April 21, 1986 on the Columbia label and produced by vocalist Steve Perry. It peaked at #22 in the UK, #16 in Sweden and #4 in the US. Six of the record's 11 tracks were released as singles, as noted (*) below :

1. "Girl Can't Help It" 3:50 (*) (#60 Canada, #17 Hot 100, #9 Mainstream Rock)

2. "Positive Touch" 4:16

3. "Suzanne" Perry, Cain 3:38 (*) ( #87 Canada, #17 Hot 100, #11 Mainstream Rock)

4. "Be Good to Yourself" 3:51  (*) (#43 Canada, #9 Hot 100, #2 Mainstream Rock)

5. "Once You Love Somebody" 4:40

6. "Happy to Give" Perry, Cain 3:49

Side two

7. "Raised on Radio" 3:49 (*) (# 27 Mainstream Rock)

8. "I'll Be Alright Without You" 4:49 (*) (#57 Canada, #26 Mainstream Rock, #14 Hot 100, #7 Adult Contemporary)

9. "It Could Have Been You" 3:37

10. "The Eyes of a Woman" 4:32

11. "Why Can't This Night Go on Forever" Perry, Cain 3:43 (*) (#60 Hot 100, #24 Adult Contemporary) 

Journey :

Steve Perry - lead vocals, producer
Neal Schon - guitars, backing vocals, keyboard on track 10, guitar synth
Jonathan Cain - keyboards, backing vocals, additional vocal co-production

With :

Randy Jackson - bass, backing vocals on tracks 1, 3-9[9], 12 and 13

Bob Glaub - bass on tracks 2, 10 and 11

Larrie Londin - drums on tracks 1, 3-9

Steve Smith - drums on tracks 2, 10 and 11

Dan Hull - saxophone on tracks 2 and 7, harp on track 7

Steve Minkins - percussion on track 3

Production :

Jim Gaines - associate producer, engineer
Mark McKenna, Steve Rinkoff - engineers
Robert Missbach - assistant engineer
Bob Clearmountain - mixing at Bearsville Studios and Power Station Studios, New York
Randy Goodrum - additional vocal co-production
Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York, remastering
Brian Lee - remastering