Vital Signs is the fifth studio album by the American

United States

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 rock band Survivor

Survivor (band)

Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...

 and their first with vocalist Jimi Jamison

Jimi Jamison

Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison is a rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the band Survivor from 1984–1989 and 2000-2006.- Further biography :...

. The album was a success in the U.S. where it hit #16 on the Billboard Album charts

Billboard 200

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.

This one of their very few studio albums still commercially available, as Volcano Entertainment took a great deal of their releases out of print in August of 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan.

1. "I Can't Hold Back
   I Can't Hold Back
   "I Can't Hold Back" is a song recorded by the band Survivor. It was the first hit single from their 1984 album Vital Signs. The song peaked at #13 in December 1984 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at #1 for three weeks on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.The song was featured in...
   
   " - 3:59
2. "High on You
   High on You (song)
   "High on You" was Survivor's second hit single from their 1984 album Vital Signs. The song peaked at #8 in April 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is the story of a man who becomes intoxicated not on a substance, but on a romantic partner....
   
   " - 4:09
3. "First Night" - 4:17
4. "The Search Is Over
   The Search Is Over
   "The Search Is Over" is a 1985 Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at #4, originally recorded by Survivor. Former Survivor vocalist and songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend - really a play pal throughout their growing up years -...
   
   " - 4:13
5. "Broken Promises" - 4:01
6. "Popular Girl" - 3:39
7. "Everlasting" - 3:52
8. "It's the Singer, Not the Song" - 4:34
9. "I See You in Everyone" - 4:26

Personnel

• Jimi Jamison
  Jimi Jamison
  Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison is a rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the band Survivor from 1984–1989 and 2000-2006.- Further biography :...
  
  : Lead Vocals
• Marc Droubay: Drums
• Jim Peterik
  Jim Peterik
  Jim Peterik is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the band Survivor and as vocalist and songwriter of the hit song "Vehicle" by The Ides of March...
  
  : Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Frankie Sullivan
  Frankie Sullivan
  Frankie Sullivan, Frankie M. Sullivan III, is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being a founding member of the band Survivor, and has been the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1977.Along with former bandmate, keyboardist/vocalist Jim Peterik,...
  
  : Guitar, Vocals
• Stephan Ellis: Bass

Singles

The album had three hit singles: "The Search Is Over" (#4 US), "High on You" (#8 US) and "I Can't Hold Back" (#13 US). "First Night", the fourth and final single from the album, peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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in September 1985.