Any Way You Want It

“Anyway You Want It” was written by Steve Perry and Neil Schon. It appears as the first cut on side one of Journey’s sixth studio album, Departures. Released as a single in February 1980, the song went to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Personnel on the record were: Steve Perry (lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, backing vocals), and Steve Smith (drums).

Departure was recorded in November 1979 at The Automatt in San Francisco. Produced by Geoff Workman and Kevin Elson, the LP was released in February 1980. It went to #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and has been certified 3X Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album would mark the last appearance of founding member Gregg Rolie, who had tired of life on the road. Rolie helped in finding his replacement in the band, Jonathan Cain from The Babys. Four singles were released from the album.

Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by two ex-members of Santana. Their biggest commercial success came between 1978 and 1987, when Steve Perry was their lead vocalist. They have released 15 studio albums, five live albums, 11 compilation albums, two EPs, and 52 singles. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Twenty-five members have passed through Journey since their formation. The band continues to record and tour and will be appearing at venues across the U.S. beginning in March.