Next

Next is the third album by Journey and was released in 1977.
Journey continued the formula from 1976's Look into the Future but this album also retains some of Journey's progressive rock style from the first album.
The instrumental entitled "Cookie Duster" was listed in very early pressings of the album, though not actually included on the pressings, and then not listed on the cover art at all. It was later released on their Time³ compilation.
Next reached #85 on the Billboard Pop Album charts.
Although he did not contribute to Next, lead-vocalist Robert Fleischman joined Journey shortly after the album's release as a songwriter and the group's first dedicated frontman, sharing lead-vocal duties with founding bandmember Gregg Rolie during subsequent live shows.