Fleischman, originally the frontman of Los Angeles band Shatterminx in 1975, is perhaps best known as the lead singer for the rock band
Journey from June until October 1977, between the group's albums,
Next and
Infinity. He appeared in live concert performances with Journey and co-wrote and recorded numerous studio demo tracks during the band's early writing sessions for the upcoming album,
Infinity. Three of those co-written tracks appear on the album: "
Anytime", "
Wheel in the Sky" (reaching #57 on the
Billboard charts), and "Winds of March". The only officially released Journey song featuring Fleischman's vocals is "For You" which can be found on Journey's box-set release,
Time3. Fleischman also re-recorded it, as "All for You", for his 1979 solo album
Perfect Stranger. He may have also contributed to the track "Velvet Curtain" (also found on
Time3) which was later re-written as "
Feeling That Way" and credited to Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Perry, and Gregg Rolie. While former Journey manager
Herbie Herbert stated that he was fired for personality differences, Fleischman maintains that he was already signed to another manager,
Barry Fey, and left Journey over management complications but remained friends with the band. In January 2005 when Journey received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, Fleischman was one of Journey's specially invited guests at the
Journey: Past and Present ceremony. Fleischman was also associated with the English rock group
Asia for a short time, from 1985 to 1986. Already known to bandmember
Carl Palmer,
John Kalodner of
Geffen Records introduced him to Asia's
John Wetton as the possible new lead singer for the group. After working on new material together, it became apparent to Fleischman that Wetton's voice was actually best suited for the material; after discussing this with the band, he amicably left the project and returned to America. with whom he released the
Majestic in 2014. == Solo albums ==