Allied Forces (album)
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.[2][3] The title song was the first single from the album which was released a month before the album came out.[4] 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.
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| Released | September 19, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | April - August, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Metalworks Studios Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | RCA, TML, Attic | |||
| Producer | Triumph | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Fool for Your Love" | Moore, Levine, Emmett | Moore | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Magic Power" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Emmett | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Air Raid" | Levine | (instrumental) | 1:18 |
| 4. | "Allied Forces" | Moore, Levine, Emmett | Moore | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Emmett | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Fight the Good Fight" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Emmett | 6:16 |
| 7. | "Ordinary Man" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Moore, Emmett | 7:17 |
| 8. | "Petite Etude" | Emmett | (instrumental) | 1:15 |
| 9. | "Say Goodbye" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Emmett | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 38:50 | |||
Personnel
- Rik Emmett – Acoustic (six and 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
Charting history
Album
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Charting Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
External links
References
- "Allied Forces review". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Billboard Magazine" (PDF).
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triumph/Allied Forces". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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