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Allied Forces | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1981 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1980–1981 [2] | |||
Studio | Metalworks Studios Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 38:50 | |||
Label | Attic | |||
Producer | Triumph | |||
Triumph chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Magic Power (track 2)" on YouTube | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Fight the Good Fight (track 6)" on YouTube |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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.
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 | Emmett | 7:17 |
8. | "Petite Etude" | Emmett | (instrumental) | 1:15 |
9. | "Say Goodbye" | Emmett, Levine, Moore | Emmett | 4:34 |
Total length: | 38:50 |
Chart (1981-1982) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] | 93 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 64 |
US Billboard 200 [11] | 23 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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