Allied Forces (album)
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The title song was the first single from the album which was released a month before the album came out.<ref name=allmusic>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. Template:Track listing
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 |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 93 |
Certifications
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