Journey guitarist Neal Schon will release his new solo album, The Calling, on October 23rd.

In addition to guitar and bass, Schon handled the album's production, while his former Journey bandmate Steve Smith played drums on all twelve tracks.

Schon recorded the album from scratch in just four days during a break in Journey's touring schedule, and after overdubbing multiple guitar and bass parts, Schon recruited two keyboard masters to flesh out the music.

Igor Len, an accomplished classical, jazz and film composer who had previously collaborated with Schon, is featured on acoustic piano throughout the album.

Special guest Jan Hammer (Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miami Vice soundtrack) recorded Moog synthesizer solos on two tracks.