Allied Forces (album)

Allied Forces
Studio album by
Triumph
ReleasedSeptember 1981[1]
Recorded1980–1981[2]
StudioMetalworks Studios
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length38:50
LabelAttic
ProducerTriumph
Triumph chronology
Progressions of Power
(1980) 		Allied Forces
(1981) 		Never Surrender
(1982)
Music video
"Magic Power (track 2)" on YouTube
Music video
"Fight the Good Fight (track 6)" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Allied Forces is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1981. It 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 US Mainstream Rock chart of 1981.[5][6] The title song was the first single from the album which was released a month before the album came out.[7] 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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Fool for Your Love" Moore4:34
2."Magic Power" Emmett4:54
3."Air Raid"Levine(instrumental)1:18
4."Allied Forces" Moore5:05
5."Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" Emmett3:23
6."Fight the Good Fight" Emmett6:16
7."Ordinary Man" Emmett7:17
8."Petite Etude"Emmett(instrumental)1:15
9."Say Goodbye" Emmett4:34
Total length:38:50

Personnel

  • Rik Emmett – acoustic (six and twelve string) guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, lap steel guitar, lead and background vocals Oberheim OB-Xa, and Sequential Prophet 5.
  • Gil Moore – drums, percussion, lead and background vocals
  • Mike Levine – bass, organ, synthesizer, piano, Roland VP 330 Vocoder, MultiMoog
  • 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

Charts

Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 93
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 64
US Billboard 200[11] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 842. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Allied Forces (LP liner notes). Attic Records. 1981.
  3. ^ "Allied Forces review". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 717.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF).
  7. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triumph/Allied Forces". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0410". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Triumph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Triumph – Allied Forces". Music Canada.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Triumph – Allied Forces". Recording Industry Association of America.
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