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Survivor was an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978 by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. The band achieved commercial success in the 1980s. with five top ten singles in the United States. The band is best known for their 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme song for the film Rocky III which spent six weeks at number one in the US. [1]
This is the discography of American rock band Survivor. Albums. Studio albums. Title Release Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1] AUS [2] CAN
Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) [1] was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from the film Rocky IV, "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Survivor hits "I Can't Hold Back", "High On You ...
James Michael Peterik (/ ˈ p iː t ə r ɪ k / PEE-tə-rik; [1] born November 11, 1950) [2] is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the rock band Survivor, as vocalist and guitarist in The Ides of March, and as co-writer of the anthem "Eye of the Tiger", the theme from the 1982 film Rocky III.
"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 power ballad [1] by the American rock band Survivor. It was the band's third single and second top-ten hit from their 1984 album Vital ...
"I Can't Hold Back" is a 1984 song recorded by the rock band Survivor. It was the first hit single from album Vital Signs (their first album with vocalist Jimi Jamison). The song reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100. It also returned the band to No. 1 for three weeks on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. [2]
In 1976, Sullivan was a member of the Chicago-based hard rock band Mariah. [4] In 1978, he partnered with Jim Peterik and the two became a successful songwriting team. [5] With Sullivan as the lead guitarist, he and Peterik formed the nucleus of the band Survivor and the band began touring, playing concerts in clubs. [6]
Survivor is the first album by the American rock band Survivor, recorded and released in 1979. It is the band's only album with its original drummer, Gary Smith, and bass guitarist, Dennis Keith Johnson. The recording sessions, overseen by the A&R executive John Kalodner, were not without difficulties.