Street Talk is Steve Perry‘s first solo studio album, released in April 1984. Street Talk contains Perry’s biggest hit as a solo artist, “Oh Sherrie”, written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford. The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. Other singles included “Foolish Heart” (peaked at #18), “She’s Mine” (peaked at #21), and “Strung Out” (peaked at #40). There were a number of nods to Perry’s pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk. In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s.
In addition to launching Perry’s solo career, the cover photo for Street Talk served as a career launchpad for music photographer John Scarpati, who met Perry during the album’s recording sessions at a studio in Sherman Oaks. Street Talk is certified as 2× Platinum (2,000,000) in sales by the RIAA.
Tracks
1 Oh Sherrie (Bill Cuomo; Craig Krampf; Steve Perry; Randy Goodrum) 03:49 2 I Believe (Craig Krampf; Duane Hitchings; Steve Perry; Randy Goodrum) 04:12 3 Go Away (Bill Cuomo; Steve Perry; Randy Goodrum) 04:07 4 Foolish Heart (Randy Goodrum; Steve Perry) 03:39 5 It’s Only Love (Randy Goodrum; Steve Perry) 03:49 6 She’s Mine (Randy Goodrum; Steve Perry) 04:26 7 You Should Be Happy (Randy Goodrum; Steve Perry) 03:24 8 Running Alone (Craig Krampf; Duane Hitchings; Steve Perry; John Bettis) 04:04 9 Captured By The Moment (Bill Cuomo; Steve Perry; Randy Goodrum) 03:48 10 Strung Out (Billy Steele; Craig Krampf; Steve Perry) 03:45
Musicians
1 Oh Sherrie Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar (solo) - Waddy Wachtel Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Percussion - Larrie Londin Vocals - Steve Perry
2 I Believe Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Piano - Bill Cuomo Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Sax - Steve Douglas Percussion - Larrie Londin Vocals - Steve Perry
3 Go Away Bass - Bob Glaub Upright Bass - Chuck Domanico Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Keyboards - Bill Cuomo Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Percussion - Larrie Londin Vocals - Steve Perry
4 Foolish Heart Bass - Bob Glaub Drums (programming) - Randy Goodrum Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Vocals - Steve Perry
5 It’s Only Love Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar (solo) - Waddy Wachtel Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Piano - Robert Greenidge Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Percussion - Larrie Londin Vocals - Steve Perry
6 She’s Mine Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Keyboards - Bill Cuomo Sax - Steve Douglas Vocals - Steve Perry
7 You Should Be Happy Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar - Mike Landau Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Percussion - Larrie Londin Vocals - Steve Perry
8 Running Alone Bass - Kevin McCormick Drums - Craig Krampf Guitar - Craig Hull Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Synthesizer - Duane Hitchings Vocals - Steve Perry
9 Captured By The Moment Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Larrie Londin Guitar - Mike Landau Fender Rhodes - Randy Goodrum Synthesizer - Bill Cuomo Vocals - Steve Perry
10 Strung Out Bass - Bryan Garofalo Drums - Craig Krampf Guitar - Billy Steele Guitar - Craig Hull Keyboards - Sterling Smith Keyboards - Steve Goldstein Vocals - Steve Perry
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Perry Producer (Executive) – Bruce Botnick Engineer (Additional) – Richard Bosworth Mastered By – Mike Reese Mixed By – Niko Bolas Recorded By – Niko Bolas Recorded By (Assistant) – Richard Bosworth Recorded By (Assistant) – Denny Densmore (Track 10) Art Direction – Jim Welch Artwork (Concept) – Steve Perry Mastered At The Mastering Lab Mixed At Record One, LA Recorded At Record One, LA Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc Copyright CBS Inc
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Steve Perry – vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 9, 10) Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 7-9), acoustic piano (2), synth bells (2), keyboards (3, 6), synth solo (3) Randy Goodrum – Rhodes (1-6, 9), drum programming (4), acoustic piano (15) Duane Hitchings – synthesizers (8) Steve Goldstein – keyboards (10) Sterling Smith – keyboards (10) Michael Landau – guitars (1-5, 7, 15), guitar solo (6, 9) Waddy Wachtel – guitar solo (1), rhythm guitar solo (5) Craig Hull – guitars (8, 10) Billy Steele – guitars (10) Bob Glaub – bass guitar (1-7, 9, 15) Chuck Domanico – string bass (3) Kevin McCormick – bass guitar (8) Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar (10) Larrie Londin – drums (1-3, 5-7, 9), percussion (1-3, 7) Craig Krampf – drums (8, 10) John Robinson – drums (15) Robert Greenidge – steel piano (5) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (15) Steve Douglas – saxophone solo (2), tenor saxophone (6) Joel Peskin – saxophone (15)
