Journey (Journey album)
Journey | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1, 1975 | |||
Recorded | November 1974 | |||
Studio | CBS Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, jazz fusion[1] | |||
Length | 36:57 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Roy Halee | |||
Journey chronology | ||||
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Singles from Journey | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[3] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
Journey is the self-titled debut album by the band of the same name. It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records. Unlike their later recordings, this is a jazzy progressive rock album which focuses mainly on the band's instrumental talents.[5] It is the only album to include rhythm guitarist George Tickner among their personnel.
Journey recorded a demo album prior to the release of Journey, with the same songs in different order and with Prairie Prince as the drummer. There were additional tracks, including instrumental pieces, that did not make it to the final product, including the original title track of the demo album, "Charge of the Light Brigade".
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Of a Lifetime" | Gregg Rolie, George Tickner, Neal Schon | 6:54 |
2. | "In the Morning Day" | Rolie, Ross Valory | 4:27 |
3. | "Kohoutek" (instrumental) | Schon, Rolie | 6:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "To Play Some Music" | Rolie, Schon | 3:19 |
5. | "Topaz" (instrumental) | Tickner | 6:12 |
6. | "In My Lonely Feeling/Conversations" | Rolie, R. Valory | 5:01 |
7. | "Mystery Mountain" | Rolie, Tickner, Diane Valory | 4:23 |
Personnel[]
Journey
- Gregg Rolie – lead vocals, keyboards
- Neal Schon – lead guitar, background vocals
- George Tickner – rhythm guitar, background vocals
- Ross Valory – bass, background vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Production
- Roy Halee – producer, engineer
- Mark Friedman – recording
- George Horn – mastering at CBS Studios, San Francisco
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Steven Silverstein – photography
- Richard Swanson – production management
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Journey - Journey (1975) review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^ "Journey - To Play Some Music". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Bowman, Cynthia (5 June 1975). "Journey - Journey (1st LP)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ Pete Prown, HP Newquist, Jon F. Eiche Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists, pg. 175, Hal Leonard Corporation (1997), ISBN 0-7935-4042-9
External links[]
- Journey - Journey (1975) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits and releases at AllMusic.com
- Journey - Journey (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- Journey - Journey (1975) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Journey - Journey (1975) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com
Categories:
- Journey (band) albums
- 1975 debut albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Albums produced by Roy Halee