Look into the Future

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Look into the Future
Journey Look Future.jpg
Studio album by
Journey
ReleasedJanuary 1976
RecordedAugust–October 1975
Studio CBS Studios, San Francisco
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock, Jazz rock
Length41:41
Label Columbia
Producer Journey and Glen Kolotkin
Journey chronology
Journey
(1975)		Look into the Future
(1976)		 Next
(1977)
Singles from Look into the Future
  1. "On a Saturday Nite"
    Released: March 1976 [1]
  2. "She Makes Me (Feel Alright)"
    Released: July 23, 1976 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [4]

Look into the Future is the second studio album by Journey. It was released in January 1976 by Columbia Records.

Contents

For their second album, the members of Journey toned down the overt progressiveness of their first, self-titled release, in favor of a more focused approach. [3] Despite that, Look into the Future still retains some of the experimental approach and sound of the debut, [3] especially in the title track and "I'm Gonna Leave You". The album also features a cover version of The Beatles' "It's All Too Much" from the 1968 Yellow Submarine film and 1969 soundtrack. The title track is the longest recorded Journey song.

Rhythm guitarist George Tickner left the band after having co-written two songs for this album, leaving members Gregg Rolie (keyboards/lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar), Ross Valory (bass) and Aynsley Dunbar (drums).

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."On a Saturday Nite" Gregg Rolie Rolie3:59
2."It's All Too Much" George Harrison Harrison4:03
3."Anyway"RolieRolie4:11
4."She Makes Me (Feel Alright)"Alex Cash, Rolie Neal Schon 3:12
5."You're on Your Own"Rolie George Tickner, Schon5:53
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
6."Look into the Future"Diane Valory, RolieSchon8:10
7."Midnight Dreamer"RolieSchon5:13
8."I'm Gonna Leave You"RolieSchon, Rolie, Tickner6:59
Total length:41:41

Personnel

Journey

Production

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 58
US Billboard 200 [6] 100

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References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 445. ISBN   9780862415419.
  2. ↑ "Journey - She Makes Me (Feel Alright)". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Journey Look into the Future review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  4. ↑ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 153. ISBN   978-1894959025.
  5. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  6. ↑ "Journey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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