Captured (Journey album)


Captured is Journey's first live album. Recorded during their Departure Tour, it was released on January 30, 1981 on the Columbia Records label. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and went on to sell two million copies.
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 & 5th 1980. The song "Dixie Highway" had not previously been recorded on any Journey studio album. Closing the album is the lone studio track, "The Party's Over," 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.

Track listing

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" and "Winds of March". "Majestic" is a recorded version played as the introduction of the band arriving on stage.

Personnel

;Band members
;Additional musicians
;Production
;Album
YearChartPosition
1981Billboard Top LPs & Tape 9
1981RPM100 Albums 9
2006Oricon Japanese Albums Charts263

;Singles
YearTitleChartPosition
1981"The Party's Over "Mainstream Rock 2
1981"The Party's Over "RPM100 Hit Tracks 33
1981"The Party's Over "Billboard Hot 100 34
1981"Dixie Highway"Mainstream Rock 30

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