For the Love of Strange Medicine

For the Love of Strange Medicine
Studio album by
Steve Perry
ReleasedJuly 13, 1994[1]
Recorded1993
StudioOcean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
One On One Studios (Hollywood, California)
The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
American Recording Studios (Woodland Hills, California)
Knightlight Studios (Dallas, Texas)
Dallas Sound Lab (Dallas, Texas)
GenreRock
Length53:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerJames "Jimbo" Barton, Steve Perry, Tim Miner
Steve Perry chronology
Street Talk
(1984) 		For the Love of Strange Medicine
(1994) 		Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased
(1998)
Singles from For the Love of Strange Medicine
  1. "You Better Wait"
    Released: June 28, 1994[2]
  2. "Missing You"
    Released: August 1994
  3. "Young Hearts Forever"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Anyway"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]

For the Love of Strange Medicine is the second solo studio album by Steve Perry, released on July 19, 1994 through Columbia Records. The album came after a lengthy 8-year hiatus following the breakup of Journey. The first single "You Better Wait" received radio airplay, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in September 1994 and followed by a tour from 1994-95.

The song "Young Hearts Forever" was written by Perry as a tribute to his late friend, Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, who died in 1986.

  1. ^ "American album certifications - Steve Perry - For the Love of Strange Medicine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rosen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ For the Love of Strange Medicine at AllMusic