Steve Perry Street Talk Near Mint 1984 Columbia Records Vinyl LP w/Insert

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Street Talk Studio album by  Steve Perry Released April 1984 Recorded Record One,
Los Angeles, California. Genre AOR, pop rock Length 39:20 Label Columbia Producer Steve Perry, Bruce Botnick Steve Perry chronology Street Talk
(1984) For the Love of Strange Medicine
(1994) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Encyclopedia of Popular Music The Rolling Stone Album Guide The Village Voice C

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 2x Platinum (2,000,000) in sales by the RIAA.

Track listing

1. "Oh Sherrie" (Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf, Perry) – 3:48
2. "I Believe" (Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Krampf, Perry) – 4:12
3. "Go Away" (Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry) – 4:05
4. "Foolish Heart" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:39
5. "It's Only Love" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:47
6. "She's Mine" (Goodrum, Perry) – 4:26
7. "You Should Be Happy" (Goodrum, Perry) – 3:20
8. "Running Alone" (John Bettis, Hitchings, Krampf, Perry) – 4:05
9. "Captured by the Moment" (Cuomo, Goodrum, Perry) – 3:47
10. "Strung Out" (Krampf, Perry, Billy Steele) – 3:51
11. "My My My" (Perry, Krampf, Richard Michaels Haddad, Steve DeLacey) – 2:24 *
12. "Harmony" (Perry) – 3:58 *
13. "Makes No Difference" (Perry, Krampf, Haddad, DeLacey) – 4:53 *
14. "Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving" (Perry, Danny Kortchmar, Krampf) – 3:13 *
15. "If Only for the Moment, Girl" (Perry, Goodrum) – 4:09 *