Biography

Survivor's brand of melodic, hard AOR netted the group several hits through the '80s, including two smash themes from Rocky films, but never quite matched the success or consistency of contemporaries like Foreigner. Survivor was founded in 1978 by guitarist/keyboardist Jim Peterik, formerly the lead singer of the Ides of March, and guitarist Frankie Sullivan; the two recruited lead singer Dave Bickler and recorded a self-titled debut album as a trio with studio musicians Dennis Johnson on bass and Gary Smith on drums. Their places were taken by permanent members Stephen Ellis and Marc Doubray, respectively. The group's big break came in 1982 when Sylvester Stallone commissioned them to write the theme to Rocky III; the result, "Eye of the Tiger," was an instant hit with its bombastic opening riff and anthemic chorus. It spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard charts and pushed the accompanying album of the same name over the one million sales mark. Bickler quit in 1983 due to medical reasons and was replaced by former Cobra singer Jimi Jamison. The shakeup gave the band a kickstart, and they had two Top Ten hits in 1985 with "High On You" and "The Search Is Over." The band's theme from Rocky IV, "Burning Heart," provided their second biggest hit in 1986, but their fortunes slid downhill from there; by the end of the year, Jamison, Peterik, and Sullivan were the only remaining members, and Survivor finally disbanded in 1989. Bickler, Sullivan, Ellis and Doubray returned to the studio as Survivor in 1997; Jamison later returned to the lineup as well.

Top Albums
1. Ultimate Sur..	2. Vital Signs	3. Eye of the T..	4. Survivor: Gr..	5. The Best of ..
6. When Seconds..	7. Caught In th..	8. Premonition	9. Too Hot to S..	10. Survivor
11. Survivor

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Eye of the Tiger	Now That's What I Call ..	4:03	$1.29
2.	Eye of the Tiger	Eye of the Tiger (Remastere..	4:03	$1.29
3.	Eye of the Tiger	Rocky IV (Original Motion P..	4:05	$1.29
4.	Eye of the Tiger	Rocky Balboa: The Best of R..	3:53	$1.29
5.	I Can't Hold Back	Vital Signs	3:58	$1.29
6.	Burning Heart	Rocky IV (Original Motion P..	3:50	$1.29
7.	Eye of the Tiger	Survivor: Greatest Hits	4:05	$1.29
8.	Eye of the Tiger	Ultimate Survivor	4:05	$1.29
9.	Burning Heart (From "Rocky IV..	Rocky Balboa: The Best of R..	3:52	$1.29
10.	High On You	Ultimate Survivor	4:10	$0.99
11.	Search Is Over	Ultimate Survivor	4:14	$1.29
12.	Search Is Over	Vital Signs	4:12	$1.29
13.	I Can't Hold Back	Ultimate Survivor	4:00	$1.29
14.	I Can't Hold Back	Survivor: Greatest Hits	3:58	$1.29
15.	High On You	Vital Signs	4:08	$0.99
16.	Is This Love	Ultimate Survivor	3:44	$0.99
17.	Search Is Over	Now That's What I Call ..	4:11	$1.29
18.	Burning Heart	Ultimate Survivor	3:50	$1.29
19.	High On You	Survivor: Greatest Hits	4:07	$0.99
20.	Ever Since the World Began	Eye of the Tiger (Remastere..	3:42	$0.99
21.	Search Is Over	Survivor: Greatest Hits	4:11	$1.29
22.	Burning Heart	Survivor: Greatest Hits	3:50	$1.29
23.	Eye of the Tiger	Best of Survivor	4:05	$1.29
24.	Eye Of The Tiger	Rocky Story	3:46	$1.29
25.	Nothing Can Shake Me (From Your Love..	Survivor	4:07	$0.99

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