Allied Forces (album)
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| Allied Forces | ||||
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| Released | September 19, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Metalworks Studios Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April - August, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | RCA, TML, Attic | |||
| Producer | Triumph | |||
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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.[citation needed] 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.
Single
The title song was first single, released a month before the album came out.[2] [3] Vocals are by Gil Moore.
Track listing
- "Fool for Your Love" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 4:34
- "Magic Power" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 4:54
- "Air Raid" (Levine) – 1:18
- "Allied Forces" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 5:05
- "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 3:23
- "Fight the Good Fight" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 6:16
- "Ordinary Man" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 7:17
- "Petite Etude" instrumental (Emmett) – 1:15
- "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
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Fight The Good Fight" | Mainstream Rock Chart | 18 |
| "Magic Power" | Billboard Hot 100 | 51 | |
| Mainstream Rock Chart | 8 | ||
| 1982 | "Say Goodbye" | Mainstream Rock Chart | 50 |
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
External links
References
- ^ "Allied Forces review". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triumph/Allied Forces". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Allied Forces". last.fm. Retrieved 15 October 2013.