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Departure by Journey

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Following the band’s 1978 album Infinity , drummer Aynsley Dunbar was replaced by accomplished jazz drummer Steve Smith . In 1979, the group recorded the LP Evolution , which included the group’s first Top 20 single, but was less than satisfying for the band production-wise.

Former engineers Geoff Workman and Kevin Elson stepped up to assume producer duties on Departure . The band was well-stocked entering the studio, with nearly twenty new songs composed. Ultimately, they recorded a dozen songs for this album with a few excess tracks saved for other projects. These included the track “Little Girl”, which landed on the future soundtrack Dream, After Dream and the excellent song “Natural Thing”, a soulful rock/waltz co-written by bassist Ross Valory . Armed with all this compositional ammunition, the group was set to record most of the material live in the studio, which gave it and edge compared to the more refined work they did both before and after this record.

The album begins with its most popular and sustaining track, “Any Way You Want It”. The song was written by lead vocalist Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon and it peaked at #23 on the Billboard pop charts. More importantly, this opening track sets the pace for this album where Perry and Schon shine brightest throughout. Schon achieves this hard rock bliss through his potent and perfected rock riffs with melodic distortion, while Perry’s vocals use heavy reverb to add to the majesty. While the opener exists mainly in the stratosphere, “Walks Like a Lady” comes back to ground level while being just as entertaining. On this track, all five members of the band shine equally, from the skip-along bass of Valory to the fine drum shuffle by Smith, to the deep Hammond B3 chords by Rolie, to multiple bluesy riffs by Schon, to the fantastic melodies by Perry.

“Someday Soon” is the first of two rock duets, with Rolie and Perry trading vocal lines throughout this one. The mesmerizing rhythm carries song along at a steady pace and, after Schon’s first true guitar lead of the album, the song enters into a strong, majestic outro, led by a rich vocal chorus and more intense rock elements. “People and Places” is the closest to a prog rock track on the album, especially with the multiple voices in the intro cascade. On this second duet, Rolie takes the lead during the intense verses while Perry handles the uplifting choruses. The song has an English folk feel through its first half but then evolves into a theatrical hard rock track, closing with Rolie’s distant Hammond fading away. Filled with so many great little sound riffs, “Precious Time” starts with just Schon’s rapidly strummed electric guitar accompanying Perry’s fast-paced melodies until Rolie joins in with an impressive blues harmonica through the second verse. Eventually, the rhythm section comes in to make it a more steady hard rock song, ending with a decent blues jam led by the harmonica once again.

The short title piece begins the final progression of the album. Schon’s “Departure” is not really a true track, just some harmonics above seemingly random soundscapes. The next two short but satisfying ballads preview a vital aspect of Journey’s albums in the near future. “Good Morning Girl” is led by Schon’s finger-picked electric accompanied by a smooth Mellotron with differing strings and Perry’s melodic vocals. A very simple structure, with just verses at different rotating keys. “Stay Awhile” is like an old fashioned rock slow dance, but this one is almost completely led by the fine vocal melodies of Perry. The album closer, “Homemade Love”, contains an interesting off-beat by Smith with Perry’s nearly-scat vocals and Schon reserving one of his finest guitar leads for the album’s conclusion.

Departure went triple-platinum in sales and Journey rode this success with a major tour. This tour spawned the follow-up live album Captured , which was another major success for the group later in 1980. However, Rolie had become tired of life on the road and decided to leave the band and pursue solo projects.

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Precious Time is a song from the album Departure .

I was captured by the light of a wayward smile When she said to me, "Move slowly son and touch the sky Very soon you'll see, ooh, how precious time placed it's hand on me Ooh, how precious time, how it rescued me"

See the line of sight inside your mind, but from where I don't know And the tales that are left behind, left for all to grow Ooh, precious time placed its hand on me Ooh, precious time, how it rescued me Ooh, how it rescued me, how it rescued me

Ooh, there's a place in time not far from here, a place we all can see So if you're lookin' for a better day, touch the sky and see Oh, precious time placed its hand on me Oh, precious time, how it rescued me

Be the soldiers for your lives my friends, fight for all to see It's the only way to catch the sun, it's the only way you'll see Oh, how precious time placed its hand on me, yeah precious time How it rescued me, baby, baby it rescued me

Oh, there's a place in time not far from here, a place we all can see So if you're lookin' for a better day, touch the sky and see Oh, precious time placed its hand on me Oh, precious time, ooh how it rescued me, me

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I was captured by the light of a wayward smile When she said to me, "Move slowly son and touch the sky Very soon you'll see, ooh, how precious time placed it's hand on me Ooh, how precious time, how it rescued me" See the line of sight inside your mind, but from where I don't know And the tales that are left behind, left for all to grow Ooh, precious time placed its hand on me Ooh, precious time, how it rescued me Ooh, how it rescued me, how it rescued me Ooh, there's a place in time not far from here, a place we all could see So if you're lookin' for a better day, touch the sky and see Oh, precious time placed its hand on me Oh, precious time, how it rescued me Be the soldiers for your lives my friends, fight for all to see It's the only way to catch the sun, it's the only way you'll see Oh, how precious time placed its hand on me, yeah precious time How it rescued me, baby, baby it rescued me Oh, there's a place in time not far from here, a place we all could see So if you're lookin' for a better day, touch the sky and see Oh, precious time placed its hand on me Oh, precious time, ooh how it rescued me, me

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Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including 1981's "Don't Stop Believin'", which became in 2009 the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". Its 1983 follow-up, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's ap… more »

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• #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
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When I first bought the Journey album ''Departure'' in early 1980 I instantly fell in love with this song...To be honest in my opinion it is years ahead of its time and I never tire of listening to it!

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• c + 3 Cindy Tracy 2015-08-11 16:09:05 The lyrics speak of being rescued. The emotions and how they are sung seem to fit that as well. You could insert at this point what that might be but the main idea is that time is what rescued him/her. Reaching up and touching the sky is an interesting line with that said, to touch the sky requires one to look up. If you're looking up you can see more then looking down. When we look down our vision is limited. Reaching takes effort, so I think the whole point of the song is that time heals, don't get discouraged in what ever you are going through, reach up. Reaching up for me would be looking to God, trusting that he has a plan even if I can't see it yet. Looking up is choosing to believe and trusting that something good is ahead. It's far better to have something positive in front of you and to look towards that, as you do it helps you to see, to have vision so to speak. Time becomes precious when we realize that it can relieve the pain as we travel through it looking ahead to our future. Add your reply

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