To Play Some Music
| "To Play Some Music" | ||||
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| Single by Journey | ||||
| from the album Journey | ||||
| B-side | "Topaz" | |||
| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | CBS Studios, San Francisco, California, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Halee | |||
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"To Play Some Music" is the first-ever single released by the American rock group Journey. It originally appeared as the fourth track on the band's eponymous 1975 debut album.
Album and single release
The album Journey was released as the band's first-ever Long Play by Columbia Records on April Fools' Day in 1975. Two months later, Columbia also issued the band's first-ever single. "To Play Some Music" was chosen as the A-side, while the B-side featured another cut from Journey, the instrumental fifth track "Topaz" ("Topaz" followed "To Play Some Music" on the album running order).[1] "To Play Some Music" was written by Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon, while "Topaz" was penned by George Tickner.[2]
Journey would ultimately peak at #138 on The Billboard 200 album chart in the United States[3] and also at #72 in Japan. However, "To Play Some Music" has never appeared on any major singles chart Worldwide. It was the only single issued from the band's debut album.