
Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs “Burning Heart” from the film Rocky IV, “The Moment of Truth” from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Survivor hits “I Can’t Hold Back”, “High On You”, “The Search is Over” and “Is This Love”. He officially rejoined Survivor in 2000, remaining in the group until 2006, only to rejoin again in 2011. Acclaimed for his vocal abilities, Jamison is also known for having co-written and performed the theme song “I’m Always Here” for the 1990s TV series Baywatch.
Jamison died on September 1, 2014, at his home in Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee, aged 63. His autopsy said he had cardiovascular disease and narrowing of the arteries and that he died of a hemorrhagic brain stroke
Reach is the eighth studio album by rock band Survivor, released under Frontiers Records on April 25, 2006. This is the band’s first album in 18 years. Some of the material originates from a period from 1993 to 1996 when the band recorded demos for an unreleased album that can be heard on the Fire Makes Steel bootleg.
By this time, Frankie Sullivan was the only original member of Survivor, as Jim Peterik left the band in 1996. Following the release of this album singer Jimi Jamison left Survivor as well, though he subsequently reunited with them in 2012. Ultimately, this turned out to be his final album with the band, due to his death in 2014.
- “Reach” 4:42
- “Fire Makes Steel” 5:12
- “Nevertheless” 4:03
- “Seconds Away” 4:33
- “One More Chance” 5:02
- “Give Me the Word” 3:42
- “Rhythm of Your Heart” 3:59
- “I Don’t” 4:29
- “Half of My Heart” 5:24
- “Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” 4:11
- “Don’t Give Up” 3:52
- “Home” 4:44
Jimi Jamison – lead vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), backing vocals
Chris Grove – keyboards
Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 10)
Barry Dunaway – bass (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12)
Marc Droubay – drums
Kim Bullard – keyboards, bass and programming (4)
Randy Riley – bass (2, 4, 6)
Mark Christian – bass (4, 9)