AOR Blog: Album Oriented Rock

Though primarily a purveyor of soft rock hits, in 1982 Kenny Loggins “manned up” with Don’t Fight It. This muscular arena rock duet with Journey’s Steve Perry was a massive hit, peaking at #4 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #17 on the Pop Singles chart. The song was featured on Loggins’ 1982 album High [...]

Not having much success on the charts up to that point, Journey’s management suggested getting a more rock-oriented vocalist to improve the band’s commercial prospects. Exit Robert Fleishman, enter the smooth tenor of Steve Perry. Keyboardist Gregg Rolie was still sharing vocal duties at this point, but Steve was adding his chops as well. Back [...]