[Cover photo credit to Jérôme Brunet]

Ross Valory, original bassist and songwriter from Journey, has announced the August 21, 2026 release date of his debut solo album, All of the Above. Available for the first time on vinyl and CD, the updated release includes a new instrumental track and video for “City Lights.”

This marks the first time All of the Above, originally released digitally in 2024, will be available on vinyl and CD, and the new version will include a special Purple Swirl Color Vinyl with autographed photo exclusively available from Experience Vinyl, as well as in other versions.

The song “City Lights” features Valory on standup bass as well as Eric Levy (Night Ranger, Garage Mahal), Steve Smith (Journey and Vital Information), Bobby Strickland (Todd Rundgren), Stevie “Keys” Roseman (longtime Valory collaborator), and Mic Gillette (Tower of Power Horns). The accompanying video depicts New York City through different eras.

Ross says about the song:

‘City Lights’ is really about people out and about in the city, possibly in the rain, looking for and finding romance. It’s just the simple enjoyment of nightlife and romance…the adventure, the excitement, the spontaneity. Just being out on the town.

‘City Lights’ [and the previously released] ‘Nightflower,’ are really sister songs. They both have—in terms of the time period that they represent—the flavor of the big city at night, and in particular, Michael [Cotten, the video director] and my impressions of Manhattan. And while the two music videos have a different visual storyline, they’re both related to nighttime in the city.

All of the Above was Produced by Valory and co-produced by Eric Levy and Jacob Stowe. On the album, Valory plays keyboards, guitar, and, of course, many basses. This represents him “stepping out from behind his bass and, for the first time in his more than half-century as a professional musician, representing his vision and his compositions.”