Departure (Journey album)

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Departure is the name of Journey's sixth album. It was released in March of 1980 on the Columbia Records label.

Departure would be the band's highest charting album to date, giving Journey their first appearance in the top 10 of the Billboard album charts. The album includes "Any Way You Want It", the lead off track and top 25 single.

The album would mark the last studio appearance of founding member Gregg Rolie. He 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.

Track listing

1. "Any Way You Want It" (Perry/Schon) – 3:21
2. "Walks Like A Lady" (Perry) – 3:16
3. "Someday Soon" (Perry/Rolie/Schon) – 3:31
4. "People And Places" (Perry/Schon/Valory) – 5:04
5. "Precious Time" (Perry/Schon) – 4:49
6. "Where Were You" (Perry/Schon) – 3:00
7. "I'm Cryin'" (Perry/Rolie) – 3:42
8. "Line Of Fire" (Perry/Schon) – 3:05
9. "Departure" (Schon) – 0:37
10. "Good Morning Girl" (Perry/Schon) – 1:44
11. "Stay Awhile" (Perry/Schon) – 2:48
12. "Homemade Love" (Perry/Schon/Smith) – 2:53
13. "Natural Thing" (Perry/Valory) – 3:42 *
14. "Little Girl" (Perry/Rolie/Schon) – 5:47 *

• Tracks 13 and 14 are bonus tracks on the 2006 CD reissue.

Personnel

• Steve Perry - vocals
• Neal Schon - guitar (acoustic and electric), vocals, producer
• Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals, producer
• Steve Smith - drums and percussion, producer
• Ross Valory - bass, vocals, producer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	The Billboard 200	8