Journey - When You Love a Woman

What this video is

Released in October 1996, 'When You Love a Woman' served as the lead single from 'Trial by Fire,' Journey's first studio album in ten years and a full reunion of the classic lineup that had not recorded together since 1983's 'Frontiers.' The song reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart (holding for four weeks) and #12 on the Hot 100, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or…

Why it matters

Represents the peak moment of Journey's 1990s commercial and artistic rehabilitation. The track's Adult Contemporary #1 and Grammy nomination validated the reunion as culturally substantive. Isham's restrained visual approach — stripping the arena-rock band of its usual grandeur — became a…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American film and music video director. A University of California, Santa Barbara alumnus, he was inspired by David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes' to enter the field. He built his reputation directing…