This album was recorded during the band's "Departure" tour in 1980. Tracks 1-4 were taken from a performance recorded at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 8, 1980. Tracks 5 & 6 were from the performance at the end of the tour in Koseinenkin Hall, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan on October 13, 1980 and Tracks 7 - 16 came from two shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on August 4 & 5th 1980.

Note: this was not the full concert set list that was played during the tour. The missing songs include "Of A Lifetime", "Kohoutek", "Lovin' You is Easy", "People & Places", "Patiently", "Opened the Door", "Precious Time", "I'm Cryin'", "Homemade Love", "Moon Theme (intro to Wheel in the Sky)" and "Winds of March". The show started with the title track from Departure - "Departure" and mixed into "Majestic". Only the second half of "Majestic" is present on Captured. Both "Departure" and "Majestic" were recorded versions played as the introduction of the band arriving on stage.

Personnel

• Steve Perry
  Steve Perry (musician)
  Stephen Ray "Steve" Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1977–1987 and 1995–1998. Perry had a successful solo career throughout the late 1980s and early '90s.Perry's voice has garnered acclaim from musical peers and music...
  
   - lead vocals
• Neal Schon
  Neal Schon
  Neal George Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to have recorded on all of Journey's albums...
  
   - guitar, vocals, producer
• Ross Valory
  Ross Valory
  Ross Lamont Valory is Journey's noted bass player. He and Neal Schon are the only original members of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums...
  
   - bass, vocals, producer
• Steve Smith
  Steve Smith (musician)
  Steve Elliott Smith is an American drummer who has worked with hundreds of artists in his career, but is mostly known for being the drummer of the rock band Journey during their peak years of success. Modern Drummer magazine readers voted him the #1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row...
  
   - drums, percussion, producer
• Gregg Rolie
  Gregg Rolie
  Gregg Alan Rolie is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, The Storm, Abraxas Pool and Journey, for whom he was the original lead singer. He currently performs with his Gregg Rolie Band...
  
   - keyboards, vocals, producer

Others

• Stevie "Keys" Roseman
  Stevie "Keys" Roseman
  Stevie "Keys" Roseman is a keyboardist and performer born in Oakland, California. He has worked as a session and live musician since the late 1960s, most notably with the rock band Journey....
  
  - acoustic piano and keyboards on "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)"