Steve Perry

The Profile

Steve Perry is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of Journey and as a solo artist. Notable solo albums include Street Talk (1984), For The Love Of Strange Medicine (1994) and Traces (2018).

The provided review notes Perry released For The Love Of Strange Medicine in 1994, rejoined Journey for Trial by Fire in 1996, then withdrew from the music industry; the review states he began writing again after the death of his partner and that Traces contains 10 songs (15 including bonus tracks) and is mainly composed of ballads and mid-tempo songs.

The provided review of Traces (3/5) frames the album as a comeback of largely ballads and mid-tempo songs that address loss, love and hope. Production and melodies are praised; the first four tracks are highlighted as immediately memorable while the rest reward careful listening.