Captured is Journey's first live album. It was released on January 30, 1981 on the Columbia Records label. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart[3] and went on to sell two million copies.[4]
| Captured | ||||
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 Cover art by Stanley Mouse | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | January 30, 1981 | |||
| Recorded |
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| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 71:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
| Journey chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Captured | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
This album was recorded during the band's Departure Tour in 1980. Tracks 1 to 4 were taken from a performance recorded at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 8, 1980. Tracks 5 & 6 were from the performance at the end of the tour in Koseinenkin Hall, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan on October 13, 1980 and tracks 7 to 16 came from two shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on August 4 & 5, 1980.[5] The song "Dixie Highway" had not previously been (nor was it subsequently) recorded on any Journey studio album. Closing the album is the lone studio track, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", which was released as a single.
In the liner notes, the album is dedicated to AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott, who died in February 1980. Scott is referred to as "a friend from the highway," as AC/DC had supported Journey the previous year on their "If You Want Blood" tour.
This was the last Journey album for keyboard player and founder Gregg Rolie.
Record World called the single "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" a "shining testimony to the band's commanding stage presence."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Majestic" (pre-recorded instrumental) | Neal Schon, Steve Perry | 0:41 |
| 2. | "Where Were You" | Perry, Schon | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Just the Same Way" | Gregg Rolie, Schon, Ross Valory | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Line of Fire" | Perry, Schon | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Lights" | Perry, Schon | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Stay Awhile" | Perry, Schon | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Too Late" | Perry, Schon | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Dixie Highway" | Perry, Schon | 6:51 |
| 9. | "Feeling That Way" | Perry, Rolie, Aynsley Dunbar | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Anytime" | Rolie, Roger Silver, Robert Fleischman, Schon, R. Valory | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Do You Recall" | Rolie, Perry | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Walks Like a Lady" (incl. Neal Schon guitar solo) | Perry | 7:05 |
| 13. | "Lă Do Dā" (incl. Steve Smith drum solo) | Perry, Schon | 7:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | Perry | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Wheel in the Sky" | Schon, Fleischman, Diane Valory | 5:03 |
| 16. | "Any Way You Want It" | Perry, Schon | 3:39 |
| 17. | "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" (studio recording) | Perry | 3:43 |
Note: this was not the full concert set list that was played during the tour. The missing songs include "Of a Lifetime", "Kohoutek", "Lovin' You Is Easy", "People and Places", "Patiently", "Opened the Door", "Precious Time", "I'm Cryin'", "Homemade Love", "Moon Theme" (intro to "Wheel in the Sky") and "Winds of March". "Majestic" is a recorded version played as the introduction of the band arriving on stage.
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Steve Perry - lead vocals
- Neal Schon - guitar, vocals
- Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals
- Ross Valory - bass, vocals
- Steve Smith - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Stevie "Keys" Roseman - acoustic piano and keyboards on "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)"
- Production
- Kevin Elson - producer, engineer, mixing, live sound
- Clifford Bonnell, Daniel Aumais, Guy Charbonneau, Akira Fukuda, Tom Suzuki - live recordings assistant engineers
- Wally Buck - studio recording assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 9 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 75 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 9 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Journey singles".
- ^ Kurutz, Steve. "Journey Captured review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Captured Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Journey". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Journey's Past Tour Information". The Journey Tribute Page. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 21, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0328". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Journey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – Journey – Captured". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
