Allied Forces (album)

Allied Forces
File:Triumph Allied Forces.jpg
Studio album by Triumph
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
Triumph chronology
Progressions of Power (1980)Progressions of Power1980 Allied Forces (1981) Never Surrender (1983)Never Surrender1983

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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. 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

1. "Fool for Your Love" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 4:34
2. "Magic Power" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 4:54
3. "Air Raid" (Levine) – 1:18
4. "Allied Forces" (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 5:05
5. "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 3:23
6. "Fight the Good Fight" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 6:16
7. "Ordinary Man" (Emmett, Levine, Moore) – 7:17
8. "Petite Etude" instrumental (Emmett) – 1:15
9. "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

• Allied Forces entry at The Official Triumph Homepage