Departure (Journey album)

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Departure
Journey Departure.jpg
Cover art by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse
Studio album by
Journey
ReleasedFebruary 29, 1980 [1]
RecordedNovember 5–12, 1979
Studio The Automatt, San Francisco
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length37:49
Label Columbia
Producer Geoff Workman, Kevin Elson
Journey chronology
In the Beginning
(1979)		Departure
(1980)		 Dream, After Dream
(1980)
Singles from Departure
  1. "Any Way You Want It"
    Released: February 1980
  2. "Walks Like a Lady"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "Good Morning Girl"/"Stay Awhile"
    Released: July 30, 1980 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone (favorable) [4]

Departure is the sixth studio album by American rock band Journey. It was released on February 29, 1980, by Columbia Records.

Contents

Departure was Journey's highest-charting album to that point, giving them their first appearance in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album charts, peaking at No. 8. The album includes "Any Way You Want It", the leadoff track and top 25 single. [5]

The album featured an edgier sound, thanks partly to the "live in studio" way the songs were recorded. [3] The band went into The Automatt studio with 19 tracks, eventually trimming down to 12. [5]

Three singles were released off Departure. "Any Way You Want It" reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the follow-up "Walks Like a Lady" reached #32. [6] The last single was a medley of "Good Morning Girl" and "Stay Awhile" which only reached #55. [6] Record World called the medley "an epic ballad" with "healthy amounts of pomp and bravado." [7]

Departure would mark the last full-time studio album appearance of founding member Gregg Rolie, and his penultimate recording with the band: his final contributions would appear on Dream, After Dream , a soundtrack album to the Japanese film of the same name, which would also be released in 1980. Rolie had become tired of life on the road and decided to leave the band after assisting in the selection of his replacement, Jonathan Cain, then of The Babys. Rolie sang lead vocals on only one song on Departure, the ballad "Someday Soon".

In 1986, Columbia reissued Departure on compact disc in the U.S. and Europe. [8] They subsequently remastered the album in 1996. [9] BMG/Columbia remastered Departure again in 2006 for European, Japanese and American listeners, [10] adding bonus tracks 13 "Natural Thing" and 14 "Little Girl". Dave Donnelly at DNA Mastering in New York City led the 2006 project. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Perry and Neal Schon, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Any Way You Want It" 3:22
2."Walks Like a Lady"Perry3:17
3."Someday Soon"
3:32
4."People and Places"
5:05
5."Precious Time" 4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Where Were You" 3:01
7."I'm Cryin'"
  • Perry
  • Rolie
3:43
8."Line of Fire" 3:06
9."Departure"Schon0:38
10."Good Morning Girl" 1:44
11."Stay Awhile" 2:48
12."Homemade Love"
2:54
2006 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Natural Thing" (B-Side of Don't Stop Believin' )
  • Perry
  • Valory
3:43
14."Little Girl" (from the soundtrack Dream, After Dream )
  • Schon
  • Perry
  • Rolie
5:47

Personnel

Journey

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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