Journey Home (album) explained

Journey Home
Type:	studio
Artist:	Will to Power
Cover:	Journey Home (album).jpg
Studio:	Studio Center (North Miami, Florida) Criteria Studios and Midland Studios (Miami, Florida) Tom's Million Dollah Joint
Genre:	Dance-pop, freestyle, adult contemporary
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Bob Rosenberg
Prev Title:	Will to Power
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Spirit Warrior
Next Year:	2005

Journey Home is the second studio album from Will to Power, released in 1990 by the label Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 178 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Three singles were released from the album. The first, "I'm Not in Love" (a cover of the 10cc song) reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second, "Boogie Nights" (a cover of the Heatwave song) failed to chart. The final single, "Fly Bird", was released only in the Netherlands, where it reached No. 60 on the MegaCharts.^[1] Q Magazine characterised it as 'plodding power balladry".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Rosenberg except Tracks #7 & 8.

Personnel

Will to Power

• Elin Michaels – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bob Rosenberg – lead vocals

Musicians and Vocalists

• Lester Mendez – keyboards, keyboard programming, drum programming
• Steve Roitstein – additional programming
• Gary King – guitars
• Orlando Hernández – live drums
• Luis Santiago – percussion
• Ed Calle – horn section, lead saxophone
• Dana Teboe – horn section
• Tony Concepcion – horn section
• Ken Faulk – horn section
• Donna Allen – backing vocals
• Harry King – backing vocals
• Jamie Marks – backing vocals
• Wendy Pederson – backing vocals
• Kirsten Steinhauer – backing vocals
• Dee Dee Wilde – backing vocals

Production

• Michael Caplan – executive producer
• Bob Rosenberg – producer, mixing
• David Abraham – mix engineer
• Cesar Sogbe – engineer, mix engineer
• Tommy Afont – assistant engineer
• Mike Couzzi – additional engineer
• John Hagg – additional engineer
• Carlos Santos – additional engineer
• Lester Mendez – mixing, production assistant
• Elin Michaels – mixing, production assistant
• Frolian Sosa – mixing, production assistant
• David Coleman – art direction
• Peter Greco – logo design concept
• Bret Lopez – photography
• Andrea Levinson – stylist
• Carter Bradley – make-up
• Whirlwind Entertainment Group – management

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	119
US Billboard 200^[4]	178

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will to Power - Fly Bird.
2. Martin . Andrew . 5 March 1991 . Journey Home review . Q Magazine . 55 . 80.
3. Web site: Will to Power ARIA chart history complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 20, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. Web site: Album Search for "journey home". AllMusic.