JOURNEY’S ESCAPE CERTIFIED DIAMOND BY THE RIAA

Journey’s seventh studio album, Escape is certified Diamond by the RIAA, which denotes the album has sold over 10 million equivalent units. Escape, released in 1981, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on July 17th, and spawned the hits “Open Arms,” “Who’s Crying Now,” “Stone in Love” and “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which has over a billion streams on Spotify alone. Journey’s Greatest Hits has previously been certified Diamond.

Neal Schon, “This is such a truly gratifying achievement for all the work we did together. Congratulations to all.” Jonathan Cain adds, “To our fans, to our band mates who took part in recording this album, to our label, to all in radio and finally to the distributors who believed in this music; we are deeply humbled and honored to accept this prestigious award.”

Recently, Journey shared their new song “The Way We Used To Be.” The song is the multi-Diamond band’s first new music since 2011’s album Eclipse. Watch the music video for “The Way We Used To Be,”.

Journey Tour Dates
Jul 29, 2021 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
Jul 31, 2021 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
Aug 20, 2021 – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 21, 2021 – Tunnel To Towers Foundation’s Never Forget Concert – Wantagh, NY
Aug 22, 2021 – Hollywood Casino At Penn National Racecourse – Grantville, PA
Sep 18, 2021 – IHeartradio Music Festival – Las Vegas, NV