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Allied Forces (album)

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Released
  
September 19, 1981

Producer
  
Triumph

Artist
  
Triumph

Label
  
MCA Records

Length
  
38:50

Allied Forces (1981)
  
Never Surrender (1982)

Release date
  
19 September 1981

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Recorded
  
Metalworks Studios Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April - August, 1981

Genres
  
Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Triumph albums, Rock music albums

Allied Forces is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1981. The album reached #23 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart assisted by the singles "Magic Power" and "Fight the Good Fight," which hit #8 and #18, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock chart of 1981. A remastered CD was first released in 1985 on MCA, then again in 1995 on the band's TRC label, and for a third time in 2004 on the band's label TML Entertainment (formerly TRC Records). It is considered their signature record.

Contents

Single

The title song was first single, released a month before the album came out. Vocals are by Gil Moore.

Track listing

  1. "Fool for Your Love" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 4:34
  2. "Magic Power" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 4:54
  3. "Air Raid" (Levine) – 1:18
  4. "Allied Forces" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 5:05
  5. "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 3:23
  6. "Fight the Good Fight" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 6:16
  7. "Ordinary Man" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 7:17
  8. "Petite Etude" instrumental (Emmett) – 1:15
  9. "Say Goodbye" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 4:34

Personnel

  • Rik Emmett – six string guitar, twelve string guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, lap steel guitar, lead and background vocals
  • Gil Moore – drums, percussion, lead and background vocals
  • Mike Levine – bass, organ, synthesizer, piano
  • Elaine Overholt – background vocals

    • Production

  • Dave Dickson – assistant engineer
  • Mike Jones – engineer
  • Joe Owens – direction
  • Nick Sangiamo – photography
  • Ed Stone – engineer
  • Mark Woods – assistant engineer
  • Brian Zick – artwork, illustrations
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering on original RCA LP and on the 1985 and 1995 remastered versions
  • Brett Zilahi – remastering on 2004 re-issue

    • Songs

    1Fool for Your Love4:33
    2Magic Power4:57
    3Air Raid1:19

    References

    Allied Forces (album) Wikipedia
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