Steve Perry Records Journey Song With Trevor Lukather

New music from Steve Perry music? That's something I never thought I'd hear. But it's true.

It’s been a long time since Journey fans have heard Steve Perry sing anything, let alone one of Journey's songs. But - surprise! Journey fans are getting their chance today. 

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Steve Perry, and the band The Effect have released a re-recording of Journey’s “It Could Have Been You.” The song was originally on the 1986 twice platinum album, Raised on Radio.

"Who is The Effect," you ask? The band is made up of Trevor Lukather, son of Toto's, Steve Lukather. Phil Collins' son Nic Collins, Steve Maggiora and Emmett Sans.

In a post shared on Instagram by The Effect, Trevor said “Steve and I go way back. Other than my Pop (Steve Lukather of Toto), SP has been a mentor to me,” “When he heard The Effect, he called me and expressed how much he really loved what we were doing. It meant the world.

Lukather went on to say, "On that same call, I started raving about a deep cut Journey tune 'It Could Have Been You.'" He asked Perry if he'd sing on it, and he said yes!

Steve Perry announced the collaboration on social media as well. He said in his post, "I’ve known Trevor Lukather since he was 9 years old and he is a very gifted musician. One day we were talking about his new band, The Effect. He surprisingly mentioned “It Could Have Been You” is one of his favorite tracks from that record, I told him I felt the same."

“It Could Have Been You” was released today, and as a Journey fan from way back, I have to say, it's really good. It has an updated feel, but didn't lose any of its original integrity. And Steve Perry, along with The Effect, sounds great. I am impressed!

It is available now on most digital outlets. And you can hear both below. Which do you like better?