Steve Perry to release first solo album in 24 years

Former Journey singer Steve Perry is set to make a return to music.

The reclusive singer last released a solo record in 1994 with For the Love of Strange Medicine, which was followed two years later with his final album in Journey, 1996’s Trial By Fire. Come October, however, Perry will release a new solo album called Traces.

According to a listing on iTunes, Traces spans 10 tracks and will be released on October 5th. The first single, “No Erasin'”, will be released at midnight tonight.

Perry previously mentioned the solo album in an interview last year. Speaking to ABC Radio, Perry said the album was inspired by the death of his girlfriend in 2013. “I met someone and I fell in love with this person,” he said. “And I lost this person to breast cancer four years ago. In the midst of that, I had written some songs, and before I met her I had sketched some. And so about a year ago, I started recording.”

“Basically the record is an emotional expression, and a reason to make one,” Perry added. “It’s been a real cathartic experience going back to that emotional place that I thought I would never go back to. And we really have been doing our very best to capture what I think are some timeless songs.”

On Monday, Perry teased the album’s impending release by launching a new website and social media accounts. “I know it’s been a long time comin’,” reads a message posted to Twitter.

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Traces Tracklist:
01. No Erasin’
02. We’re Still Here
03. Most of All
04. No More Cryin’
05. In the Rain
06. Sun Shines Gray
07. You Belong to Me
08. Easy to Love
09. I Need You
10. We Fly