This was Perry’s first solo album recorded and released after the Frontiers touring cycle for Journey in ’84. I don’t think there is a male singer of his generation that can put so much feel and emotion into his songs. There is not a hint of anyone Journey near this record, other than his manager Herbie Herbert. You get the best of West coast session musicians here as the album sounds awesome.
I never noticed before, but the intro to lead off track and main single, Oh Sherrie, is very similar to David Lee Roth’s version of California Girls. As you would expect, the album is overloaded with ballads and RnB style songs, and why not when you sing them as good as he does? And let’s face it, with Journey they invented a whole genre. Other than Oh Sherrie, the other track that really stands out is She’s Mine, where Steve really digs into the song with such feel.
A very laid back album where groovers are in short supply, but what a voice!
8/10 from The Grooveman.
