| 1995 |
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| April ? | Steve Perry cancels remaining tour dates. He was suffering from bronchitis |
| Apr 25 | Neal Schon makes an on-line chat appearance on America On-line. |
| Summer | Neal Schon releases his new-age CD, Beyond The Thunder |
| Summer | Jonathan Cain releases the North American version of his Back To the Innocence CD |
| July 10 | Neal Schon makes an on-line chat appearance, this time on Compuserve. |
| September 6 | Jonathan Cain releases his new-age CD, Piano With A View |
| September 27 | Jonathan Cain makes an on-line chat appearance on American On-Line |
| October 2 | People Weekly magazine (October 9th issue) acknowledges the Journey reunion. 'Journey fans, please take note: Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Ross Valory and Steve Smith have re-formed the 1970s and '80s rock group and are making plans for a new album.' |
| October 12 | Jonathan Cain makes another on-line chat appearance, this time with Compuserve |
| October (?) | Journey selects new manager, Irving Azoff, who previously managed The Eagles. |
| October | Journey begin rehearsals at Jonathan Cain's home studio |
| ? | Mariah Carey releases her album Daydream, which includes a cover of Open Arms |
| ? | Fan Asylum, maintainers of the Steve Perry Info Network (SPIN), announce they are no longer accepting membership renewals or new members |
| ? | The Sy Klopps Blues Band release their second album, Old Blue Eye Is Back. The album includes Neal, Ross, and Herbie (as Sy Klopps) |
| 1996 |
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| ? | The 60's band Frumious Bandersnatch (with Ross Valory) finally release a CD, titled A Young Man's Song |
| January 29 | The Storm releases their second album, Eye Of The Storm, which includes Gregg Rolie and Ross Valory (Steve Smith left the band). Sadly the CD is only available in Europe, but available in North America as an import. |
| April 16 | Vital Information releases their seventh album, Ray Of Hope |
| April 18 | Steve Perry announces that Journey in is in the process of finishing writing new songs |
| April 18 | Congratulations to Jonathan & Liz Cain who delivered twins. A girl named Liza Alexandria and a boy named Weston Jon. |
| May 1(?) | Journey enters the recording studio (Skywalker Sound Studios in San Francisco with producer Kevin Shirley) to lay down tracks for the new album |
| May 18 | Steve Perry announces that the new album my be kept 'on the shelf.' They plan to tour first, then during the concerts they will play some of the new material. (Although they eventually decided to release the album) |
| June | Jonathan's brother, Mugs, joins a new band, The Railbird, and they release their debut album (available only in Europe or as import) |
| July 26 | A DJ in Houston, announced that the release date for the new Journey album is tentatively set for October and will be titled Trial by Fire |
| August | Columbia Records discontinues both of Steve Perry's "You Better Wait" and "Missing You" CD5s |
| August 19 | Steve Smith and Vital Information play the first of four performances to promote their Ray Of Hope CD. Steve also announces that the first song will be titled When You Love A Woman and that it will be a ballad. |
| August 21 | Steve Perry announces that they have finished recording the new album and will be titled "Trial By Fire" |
| August | Steve Perry injures his hip while hiking in Hawaii |
| September 13 | A few radio stations (Houston, New York) played a pre-release (non promo) version of the first single When You Love A Woman and a few other songs |
| September (?) | Two singles are officially released to radio: When You Love A Woman to adult contemporary stations and Message Of Love to rock stations |
| October 4 | In an article from Billboard Magazine (Oct. 5 issue) they report that Hard Rock Cafe will have "launch parties the night before at all 26 Hard Rock Cafes nationwide." to support the release of the new CD. |
| October 8 | Columbia Records releases the first CD single to stores, which contains When You Love A Woman, Message Of Love, and the re mastered version of Open Arms |
| October 15 | Columbia Records (US) releases the re-mastered CDs of all Steve Perry era albums (Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Captured, Escape, Frontiers, Raised On Radio, and Street Talk). |
| October 15 | Trial By Fire is released in the United Kingdom |
| October 16 | Trial By Fire is released in Japan. It includes 14 tracks plus a bonus track and a hidden track |
| October 21 | Only a few Hard Rock Cafe's participated in the pre release celebration of the new CD. |
| October 22 | Trial By Fire is finally released in the United States. Their first album in ten years. The CD contains 14 new tracks, plus one hidden track |
| October 26 | When You Love A Woman debuted at #17 on Billboard Hot 100 Singles and peaks at #12 |
| October 28 | Trial By Fire is finally released in Canada |
| October 31(?) | The album, Trial By Fire, enters the Billboard Charts at #3 (its peak). |
| November | Journey is nominated for five Bammies awards for the 20th annual Bay Area Music Awards to be held in March 1997. The categories include Outstanding Song (When You Love A Woman), Outstanding Group, Outstanding Guitarist, Outstanding Drummer/Percussionist, and Outstanding Keyboardist/Synthesist. |
| December 3 | Journey's first single When You Love A Woman reached Gold status (500,000 units) |
| December 9 | The promotional video for When You Love A Woman debuted on VH1. MTV still refuses to play the video |
| December 12 | Steve, Neal, and Jonathan make the first of many radio interviews |
| December 13 | Neal and Ross made a very short guest appearance on the television show Nash Bridges. |
| December 20 | Trial By Fire achieves Gold and Platinum status (1,000,000 units) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) |
| 1997 |
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| January 6 | Journey is nominated for the Third Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Trial By Fire is nominated in the category of Group Classic Rock. |
| January 7 | Journey receives their first Grammy nomination. The song When You Love A Woman was nominated under the category of Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or A Group With Vocals. |
| January 11 | The promotional video for When You Love A Woman debuts on VH1's Top Ten Countdown at #6. |
| January 18 | Steve Perry records his last SPIN hot-line message. He informs everyone to visit Sony Music's web page. |
| January | Can't Tame The Lion is released to rock stations. |
| February 26 | Journey does not win the Grammy award for 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.' The Beatles won for 'Free As A Bird.' |
| February 27 | If He Should Break You Heart is officially released to Contemporary radio stations. |
| March 11 | Journey loses the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards to The Beatles. |
| March 15 | Jonathan wins a BAMMIE for Outstanding Keyboardist/Synthesist. |
| March 25 | Abraxas Pool (featuring Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie) release their debut, self titled album. |
| May 15 | The Frontier's album achieves 6x Platinum status by RIAA. |
| May | When You Love A Woman reaches Platinum status (one million units). |
| June 17 | Jonathan's second new age CD, Body Language, is released in North America. |
| July 8 | Gregg Rolie's third solo album, Rough Tracks, is released in Germany. |
| July 15 | Neal Schon's second new age CD, Electric World, is released in North America. |
| August | Country singer Collin Raye releases a Greatest Hits collection and includes a cover of Journey's Open Arms. |
| October | Announcement is made by the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame that the original members of Santana (including Gregg Rolie) will be inducted into the RnR Hall of Fame in January 98. Sadly, since Neal Schon did not join the band until the forth album he will not be honored. |
