| align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Departure |
| lign="center" colspan="3"| |
| lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by Journey |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Released | colspan="2" valign="top"|March 1980 |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | colspan="2" valign="top"|1979 |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | colspan="2" valign="top"|Classic rock |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Length | colspan="2" valign="top"|37 min 49 sec |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | colspan="2" valign="top"|Columbia Records |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Producer | colspan="2" valign="top"|Geoff Workman & Kevin Elson |
| lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews |
| lign="left" valign="top"|AMG | valign="top" align=center|3/5 | valign="top"|link |
| lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Journey Chronology |
align="top"|Evolution
(1979) | valign="top"|Departure
(1980) | valign="top"|Escape
(1981) |