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Departure
Cover art by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse
Studio album by
Journey
Released29 February 1980 [1]
RecordedNovember 5–12, 1979
StudioThe Automatt, San Francisco
Genre
Length37:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeoff 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: 30 July 1980[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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.

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 lead off 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]

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.[6] They subsequently remastered the album in 1996.[7] BMG/Columbia remastered Departure again in 2006 for European, Japanese and American listeners,[8] adding bonus tracks 13 "Natural Thing" and 14 "Little Girl". Dave Donnelly at DNA Mastering in New York City led the 2006 project.[9]

Cash Box called the single "Walks Like a Lady" a "short, to-the-point, easy blues/pop track" with "finger lickin’ good blues [guitar] leads in a subdued but tasteful style" and "moodsetting organ work."[10]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Any Way You Want It"Steve Perry, Neal Schon3:22
2."Walks Like a Lady"Perry3:17
3."Someday Soon"Perry, Gregg Rolie, Schon3:32
4."People and Places"Perry, Schon, Ross Valory5:05
5."Precious Time"Perry, Schon4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Where Were You"Perry, Schon3:01
7."I'm Cryin'"Perry, Rolie3:43
8."Line of Fire"Perry, Schon3:06
9."Departure"Schon0:38
10."Good Morning Girl"Perry, Schon1:44
11."Stay Awhile"Perry, Schon2:48
12."Homemade Love"Perry, Schon, Steve Smith2:54
2006 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Natural Thing" (B-Side of Don't Stop Believin')Perry, Valory3:43
14."Little Girl" (from the soundtrack Dream, After Dream)Schon, Perry, Rolie5:47

Personnel

Journey

  • Steve Perry – lead vocals
  • Neal Schon – guitars, co-lead vocals on "People and Places", backing vocals
  • Gregg Rolie – keyboards, harmonica, co-lead vocals on "Someday Soon", backing vocals
  • Ross Valory – bass guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals
  • Steve Smith – drums, percussion

Production

  • Geoff Workman – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Elson – producer, live sound
  • Ken Kessie – engineer
  • Jim Welch – art direction

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "RIAA certifications".
  2. ^ "Journey singles".
  3. ^ a b Franck, John. "Journey Departure review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (12 June 1980). "Album Reviews: Journey - Departure". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  5. ^ a b Franck, John; Rivadavia, Ed (2008). Chris Woodstra; John Bush; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (eds.). All Music Guide Required Listening: Classic Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-87930-917-6.
  6. ^ "1986 CD reissue: Catalog numbers CK 36339 (USA) and CDCBS 84101 (Europe)". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  7. ^ "1996 CD remaster: Catalog numbers 486667 2 (Europe) and CK 67727 (USA)". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  8. ^ "2006 CD remaster: Catalog numbers MHCP 1169 (Japan), 82876895442 (Europe) and 88697 00119 2 (USA)". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  9. ^ Liner notes, CD # 88697 00119 2. BMG Music Entertainment. 2008. p. 14.
  10. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 17, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. ^ a b c d "Departure Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  12. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 33, No. 9, May 24, 1980". Library and Archives Canada. 24 May 1980. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  13. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980". Library and Archives Canada. 17 May 1980. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  14. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 22, August 23, 1980". Library and Archives Canada. 17 May 1980. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Journey – Departure". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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