Eye of the Tiger (album)

Eye of the Tiger is the third album by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.^[3]

Eye of the Tiger
Studio album by Survivor
Released	June 8, 1982
Recorded	Winter 1981
Studio	Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:11
Label	Scotti Bros.
Producer	Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Premonition (1981) Eye of the Tiger (1982) Caught in the Game (1983)
Singles from Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" Released: May 18, 1982 (US) "American Heartbeat" Released: September 1982 (US)[1] "The One That Really Matters" Released: January 1983[2]

The album features the title track, which is also the theme song of the film Rocky III. The single went to #1 in both the US^[3] and UK,^[4] while "American Heartbeat" reached #17 in the US.^[3] Both singles also made the charts in Germany.^[5]

Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989, Jimi Jamison recorded a cover of "Ever Since the World Began" for the film Lock Up.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Record Mirror	[8]

AllMusic's brief retrospective review was dismissive of the album, declaring that "nothing here really scales the same height as the title track".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan except "The One That Really Matters" written by Peterik.

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eye of the Tiger"	4:04
2.	"Feels Like Love"	4:08
3.	"Hesitation Dance"	3:52
4.	"The One That Really Matters"	3:32
5.	"I'm Not That Man Anymore"	4:49

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Children of the Night"	4:45
7.	"Ever Since the World Began"	3:48
8.	"American Heartbeat"	4:10
9.	"Silver Girl"	4:52
Total length:		38:11

Personnel

Survivor

• Dave Bickler – lead vocals
• Jim Peterik – grand piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric guitars, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals
• Frankie Sullivan – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals
• Stephan Ellis – bass
• Marc Droubay – drums

Additional musicians

• Daryl Dragon – additional keyboards, synthesizers, E-mu Emulator
• Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals

Production

• Jim Peterik – producer, arrangements
• Frankie Sullivan – producer, arrangements
• Phil Bonanno – engineer
• Mike Clink – engineer
• Hill Brim Swimmer – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Glen Christensen – back cover photography

Studios

• Recorded at Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California).
• Mastered at the Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9]	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	6
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	29
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[13]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	31
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[15]	24
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	12
US Billboard 200[21]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Platinum	100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[23]	Gold	10,000*
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Survivor singles".
2. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
3. Eye of the Tiger USA chart history, Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. Survivor UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
5. "Chartverfolgung / Survivor / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
6. "Jimi Jamison - "Ever Since the World Began"/"Cry Alone"". Discogs.com. 1989. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
7. Prato, Greg. "Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
8. "Survivor Course. Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 28 October 1982. p. 24. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6505". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
13. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
15. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved March 15, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Survivor".
16. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
17. "Charts.nz – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
21. "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
22. "International News" (PDF). Cash Box. October 30, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
23. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
24. "American album certifications – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• "Eye Of The Tiger" at discogs