Departure
Album by Journey
Released	March 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Classic rock
Length	37:49
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Geoff Workman & Kevin Elson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Journey chronology
Evolution (1979)	Departure (1980)	Escape (1981)

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Journey's first two albums with vocalist Steve Perry, "Infinity" and "Evolution", saw the band vault from little-known progressive rockers to platinum-selling melodic rockers. "Departure" would further solidify that stature. Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949, in Hanford, California) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. ... Journeys fifth studio album, Evolution, was released in April of 1979 on the Columbia Records label. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ...

"Departure" would be the band's highest charting album to date and vaulted them, for the first time, into the top 10 on the Billboard album charts. They came into the studios for the recording sessions with 19 ready-to-go tunes and proceeded to record the majority of the music live in the studio, giving the album a gutsy raw feel on the rock tracks and an authentic, warm feel to the more mellow numbers. The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ...

Long time fan favorite, "Any Way You Want It" blasted to the forefront as the leadoff track on the new album and quickly became a concert staple as well as a top 25 hit. Other tracks such as "Walks Like a Lady", "Line of Fire", and "Where Were You" would also become crowd pleasers.

Unfortunately, this album would mark the last studio appearance of founding member, keyboardist, and vocalist Gregg Rolie. He had tired of life on the road and decided to resign his position in the band. However, he did assist in selecting his replacement, Jonathan Cain, then of The Babys. Gregg Rolie (born June 17, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, Journey, The Storm, and Abraxas Pool, as well as his current Gregg Rolie Band. ... Jonathan Leonard Cain (born February 26, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, most known for his keyboards and songwriting roles in the rock band Journey. ... The Babys were a popular British rock group of the 1970s. ...

Highest Chart Position: #8

Track Listing

1. "Any Way You Want It"
2. "Walks Like A Lady"
3. "Someday Soon"
4. "People And Places"
5. "Precious Time"
6. "Where Were You"
7. "I'm Cryin'"
8. "Line Of Fire"
9. "Departure"
10. "Good Morning Girl"
11. "Stay Awhile"
12. "Homemade Love"