The Aura Will Prevail

The Aura Will Prevail
Studio album by George Duke
Released	1975
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz-funk jazz fusion
Label	MPS BASF
Producer	Baldhard G. Falk
George Duke chronology
Feel (1974) The Aura Will Prevail (1975) I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (1975)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Aura Will Prevail is the fifth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was released in 1975 through MPS Records. The recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. The album features contributions from Alphonso Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Airto Moreira.

Duke played various keyboard instruments on the album, including Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hohner clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Mutron Phaser, Mutron Dual Phaser, Minimoog, Moog bass and various pedalboards.

Reaching a peak position of number 111 on the US Billboard 200, the album remained on the chart for a total of ten weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dawn"	George Duke	4:54
2.	"For Love (I Come Your Friend)"	George Duke	4:34
3.	"Foosh"	George Duke	3:08
4.	"Floop De Loop"	George Duke	6:43
5.	"Malibu"	George Duke	4:07
6.	"Fools"	George Duke	4:29
7.	"Echidna's Arf"	Frank Zappa	3:33
8.	"Uncle Remus"	Frank Zappa George Duke	5:09
9.	"The Aura"	George Duke	1:26

Personnel

• George Duke – vocals, moog bass (tracks: 3, 7), Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer (ARP Odyssey, minimoog, ARP String Ensemble), pedalboard
• Alphonso Johnson – electric bass (tracks: 1–2, 4–6, 8–9)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – voice (track 2), vocals (track 5), drums, congas
• Airto Moreira – percussion (tracks: 1, 5)
• Gee Janzen – vocals (track 5)
• Kathy Woehrle – vocals (track 5)
• Sylvia St. James – vocals (track 5)

Technical

• Baldhard G. Falk – producer, photography
• Kerry McNabb – mixing & recording
• Wilfried "Sätty" Podriech – design

Chart history

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [2]	111

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "The Aura Will Prevail – George Duke". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
2. "George Duke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

External links

• The Aura Will Prevail at Discogs (list of releases)
• George Duke's 1970s discography on his website