Empires (Jimi Jamison album)

He later released another solo album, Empires under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor in October, 1999 for Scotti Brothers and Frontiers Records and distributed in Germany by Soulfood Music. (In 2003, after a battle in court over access to the name Survivor, this album would be re-released under his own name.) Is a very solid, old-school AOR album, better than his previous, full of ballads and love anthems. The album highlight is the Baywatch hit theme song. Jamison carries the album with his warm and powerful voice. "Have Mercy", "November Rain", "Calling America" and "Keep it Evergreen" were songs that Jimi co-wrote with other musicians.

Jamison was in lead vocals, Klay Shroedel, Peter Roberts & Rudy Richardson were in Strings And Horns, Drums – Klay Shroedel, Guitar & Backing Vocals – Chris Adamson, Keyboards & Backing Vocals – Hal Butler plus some additionals: Acoustic Guitar – Peter Roberts, Backing Vocals – Bobby Kimball, Lisa Frazier & Peter Roberts, Bass – Jorgen Carlsson, Drums – Pete Mendillo, Keyboards - Klay Shroedel & Michael Sembello, Piano, Keyboards, Strings & Horns – Rudy Richardson and the singer Lisa Frazier does the co-lead for the album's title track. It also appears 3 live versions from his touring ("Burning Heart", "Rebel Son" and "Too Hot to Sleep") plus a bonus track "Keep it Evergreen" (Christmas song) and he covers the number 2 hit song of the 1976 "Love is Alive" from Gary Wright.