Allied Forces (album)

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Allied Forces
Triumph Allied Forces.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1981
RecordedApril - August, 1981
StudioMetalworks Studios
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length38:50
LabelRCA, TML, Attic
ProducerTriumph
Triumph chronology
Progressions of Power
(1980)
Allied Forces
(1981)
Never Surrender
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]4.5/5 stars

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.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Fool for Your Love"Moore, Levine, EmmettMoore4:34
2."Magic Power"Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett4:54
3."Air Raid"Levine(instrumental)1:18
4."Allied Forces"Moore, Levine, EmmettMoore5:05
5."Hot Time (In This City Tonight)"Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett3:23
6."Fight the Good Fight"Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett6:16
7."Ordinary Man"Emmett, Levine, MooreMoore, Emmett7:17
8."Petite Etude"Emmett(instrumental)1:15
9."Say Goodbye"Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett4:34
Total length:38:50

Personnel[]

Production[]

  • – 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[]

Charting 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

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Allied Forces review". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF).
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triumph/Allied Forces". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ 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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