Vital Signs is the fifth studio album by American rock band Survivor and their first with vocalist Jimi Jamison released in September 1984. The album was their second most successful in the U.S., reaching #16 on the Billboard album charts and being certified platinum by the RIAA. The album includes the singles "I Can't Hold Back" which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "High on You" reached #8, "The Search Is Over" #4 and "First Night" #53.
| Vital Signs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1984[1] | |||
| Studio | The Plant Studios (Sausalito, California) Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | Scotti Bros., Volcano | |||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | |||
| Survivor chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Vital Signs | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Melodic.net | [7] |
| The Daily Vault | A[8] |
Vital Signs is one of the very few studio albums that remained commercially available by Volcano Entertainment after they took a great deal of their releases out of print in August 2009. Rock Candy Records also remastered the content of Vital Signs and reissued it in 2010, adding "The Moment of Truth" (from The Karate Kid soundtrack) as a bonus track. This was first issued on CD in August 1984 and was issued before the Vinyl and Cassette. The Matrix on the CD that was first initial pressing is “11B1”
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can't Hold Back" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "High on You" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "First Night" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "The Search Is Over" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Broken Promises" | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Popular Girl" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Everlasting" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "It's the Singer, Not the Song" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "I See You in Everyone" | 4:26 |
- Rock Candy reissue bonus track
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "The Moment of Truth" | 3:47 |
Personnel
editSurvivor
- Jimi Jamison – lead vocals
- Jim Peterik – keyboards, backing vocals
- Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals
- Stephan Ellis – bass
- Marc Droubay – drums
Additional musicians
- Peter Wolf – synthesizers, orchestration (4)
- Billy Lee Lewis – percussion
- Mickey Thomas – backing vocals
Production
edit- Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
- Kevin Eddy – assistant engineer
- Nick Sanchez – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Mick Higgins – cover concept
- Rick Weigand – cover concept
- Jim Marshall – cover photography
- John Baruck – direction
- Alex Kochan – direction
Studios
- Recorded at The Plant Studios (Sausalito, California) and Record Plant (Los Angeles, California).
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Charts
edit| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] | 85 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 16 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Survivor singles".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Survivor singles".
- ^ "Survivor singles".
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Melodic.net review
- ^ E5S16, Eric (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Vital Signs". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9555". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – Vital Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Survivor – Vital Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Survivor – Vital Signs". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Survivor – Vital Signs". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
edit- Survivor – Vital Signs at Discogs (list of releases)
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