Survivor

After The Ides of March went on hiatus in 1973, lead singer/guitarist Jim Peterik had to find a new direction.  He released a solo album on Epic in 1976 but soon decided to form a new group.  Recruiting bassist Dennis Keith Johnson, drummer Gary Smith, singer Dave Bickler and guitarist Frankie Sullivan, Survivor was born.  Though the group would undergo numerous line-up changes over the years, their status as pop-rock titans was never in doubt. The 2-CD Definitive Collection features 35 tracks from the band's 1978-1988 period (including "Eye of the Tiger," "The Search is Over," "Is This Love" and many more) and has new liner notes by Bill Kopp containing quotes from a new interview with Jim Peterik.