Rock & Roll Machine

Rock & Roll Machine
Cover of the original Canadian edition
Studio album by Triumph
Released	November 3, 1977
Recorded	August–September 1977
Studio	Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	39:12
Label	Attic, RCA, TML
Producer	Mike Levine, Doug Hill
Triumph chronology
Triumph (1976) Rock & Roll Machine (1977) Just a Game (1979)
International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Takes Time"	Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore	Moore	3:48
2.	"Bringing It on Home"	Emmett, Levine	Emmett	4:35
3.	"Little Texas Shaker"	Emmett, Levine, Moore	Moore	3:24
4.	"New York City Streets, Pt. 1"	Moore	Moore	3:09
5.	"New York City Streets, Pt. 2"	Moore	Emmett	4:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
6.	"The City: War March / El Duende Agonizante / Minstrel's Lament"	Emmett	instrumental / instrumental / Emmett	9:20
7.	"Rocky Mountain Way"	Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli, Rocke Grace	Moore	4:04
8.	"Rock & Roll Machine"	Moore	Moore	6:53

Track listing (International version)

The RCA and MCA re-sequenced track listing is as follows:

Side one

1. "Takes Time" (Emmett, Moore, Levine) – 3:48
2. "Bringing It On Home" (Emmett, Levine) – 4:35
3. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh, Vitale, Passarelli, Grace) – 4:04
4. "Street Fighter" (Emmett, Moore) – 3:30
5. "Street Fighter (Reprise)" (Emmett, Moore) – 3:02

Side two

1. "24 Hours a Day" (Emmett) – 4:17
2. "Blinding Light Show/Moonchild" (Emmett, Brockway, Young) – 8:43
3. "Rock and Roll Machine" (Moore) – 6:53

Personnel

• Rik Emmett – guitars, vocals
• Gil Moore – drums, percussion, vocals
• Mike Levine – bass, keyboards
• Laurie Delgrande – keyboards
• Mike Danna – keyboards
• Beau David – background vocals
• Elaine Overholt – background vocals
• Gord Waszek – background vocals
• Colina Phillips – background vocals
• Rosie Levine – background vocals

Production

• Michael Levine – producer
• Mike Jones – engineer
• George Semkiw – remixing
• Doug Neil – assistant
• Hugh Cooper – assistant
• John Golden – digital mastering
• Brett Zilahi – digital remastering
• Rene Zamic – cover illustration
• Gary Kremnitz – photography
• Lynne Waggett – photography
• Jim Murray – photography

Charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [2]	19
US Billboard 200 [3]	182

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [4]	2× Platinum	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Canada	November 3, 1977	Attic
Canada	April 2, 1977	RCA
United States	June 24, 1978	RCA
United States	October 3, 1995	TCD
United States	April 12, 2005	TRC
United States	May 16, 2005	Castle
Canada	September 2, 2005	Magada
Japan	March 7, 2008	Airmail

References

1. "Rock & Roll Machine Review by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
2. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4857a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
3. "Triumph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
4. "Canadian album certifications – Triumph – Rock'n Roll Machine". Music Canada.

External links

• Rock & Roll Machine entry at The Official Triumph Homepage