Vital Signs

by Survivor

Overview

Replacing singer Dave Bickler with former Cobra vocalist Jimi Jamison paid off for Survivor, giving them three Top 20 singles from Jamison's debut on 1984's Vital Signs. His high harmonies, added to the group's well-maintained keyboard/guitar style, threw them into the ring with bands like Styx and Foreigner. Both "High on You" and "I Can't Hold Back" are built on congenial rock charm with an AOR dressiness, using the synthesizer to guide Jamison's energetic singing. Along the same lines as Journey's "Open Arms," the delicate but sternly sung ballad "The Search Is Over" gave them a number four single in May of 1985, bettered only by the number two placing of "Burning Heart" from the Rocky IV soundtrack a year later. Outside of the singles, the other songs on Vital Signs keep up with the band's effective formula, a much better effort than 1983's Caught in the Game, which lacked both enthusiasm and rock magnetism. Though a hits package from Survivor would cover most essentials, Vital Signs works best as the band's most spirited studio release. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/1999
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886978762627
Rank:	29711

Tracks

1. I Can't Hold Back
2. High on You
3. First Night
4. The Search Is Over
5. Broken Promises
6. Popular Girl
7. Everlasting
8. It's the Singer Not the Song
9. I See You in Everyone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Survivor   Primary Artist
Jim Peterik   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Billie Lee Lewis   Percussion
Jimi Jamison   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mickey Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Jim Jamison   Vocals
Stephan Ellis   Bass
Peter Wolf   Synthesizer
Marc Droubay   Drums
Frankie Sullivan   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Jim Marshall   Cover Photo
Jim Peterik   Composer
Rick Sanchez   Assistant Engineer
Rainer Ptacek   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Ron Nevison   Engineer,Producer
Kevin Eddy   Assistant Engineer
Mick Higgins   Cover Art Concept
Peter Wolf   Orchestration
Bill Conti   Composer
D. Lambert   Composer
Frankie Sullivan   Composer