Where Were You

Album: Departure (1980)
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Songfacts®:

  • Journey opened many of their concerts with this song, which evolved out of a jam session at their Oakland rehearsal hall around a Steve Smith drum figure. The band had recently returned from touring with AC/DC as an opening act. Said Journey guitarist Neal Schon: "You can't help being influenced by a band like that."

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  • Brent from Denair, CaThe live version of this song is the best!
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