Peaceful Journey is the third album by American rap group
Heavy D & the Boyz. It was released on July 2, 1991, for
Uptown Records and was produced by
Pete Rock,
DJ Eddie F,
Teddy Riley,
Marley Marl and
Howie Tee. This marked the group's first album since the death of member
Trouble T Roy, who died almost a year before the album's release, and several songs on the album pay tribute to him. Though not as successful as the group's previous album, Big Tyme, the album was able to reach Platinum status and made it to number 21 on the
Billboard 200 and number 5 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "Heavy D. lays down uplifting messages without getting wimpy, is sexual without becoming moronically macho. Combine that with hook-laden songs sampling from the likes of
Booker T. & the M.G.'s and
The Persuaders, as well as some riffs by The Boyz, and you`ve got rap with soul - in every sense of the word."[4] James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly commented, "His music in Peaceful Journey, softened by hummable bass lines, swings rather than stomps, and the ”Hevster” has nimble lyrics to match — a combination that should earn songs like ”
Now That We Found Love”, a fast-paced
hip-house jam, loads of club and airplay. There are too few surprises here, however, in part because Heavy D. sometimes leans too much on sampled tracks, as on the title cut, an ode to friendship that is far too friendly with
the Jacksons’ ”
This Place Hotel”."[7]