Journey's Jonathan Cain Celebrating a Brithday

Of all the months of the year, it seems February has the most birthdays. Well today we're celebrating another one in the world of rock.

Journey's Jonathan Cain has turned 70. He is reponsible for composing a number of hits for the band in their heyday in the 1980s.

Joining in 1980
Journey were founed by Neil Schon and Greg Rollie of Santana fame in 1973. Greg Rollie left in 1980 after the making of their LP Departure. His replacment came in the form of Babys keyboardist Jonathan Cain.

Just as with Neil Schon in 1977, Steve Perry composed the song Open Arms with Jonathan Cain. This led to their massive hit album, 1981's Escape. The LP went to the top of the chart and was 1981's second-highest-selling LP (after Stevie Nicks' solo debut Belladonna). Escape also featured five singles, three of which made the top 10 - including their signature song, Don't Stop Believin.'

 1983's Frontiers was also a success for the band featuring the top 10 hit Seperate Ways, and top 20s Faithfully, After the Fall, and Send Her my Love. The band continued with the 1986 LP Raised on Radio before Steve Perry left in 1987.

Cain regrouped with Journey in 1995 to make Trial by Fire (1996) featuring When You Love a Woman. Since then, Jonathan Cain had remained a constant member alongside bass player Ross Valorey, and guitarist/founder Neil Schon.

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