Thunder Seven

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Thunder Seven
Triumph Thunder Seven Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Triumph
ReleasedNovember 19, 1984 (1984-11-19) [1]
RecordedJuly–August 1984 [2]
Studio Metalworks (Mississauga, Ontario)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length40:51
Label MCA
Producer
Triumph chronology
Never Surrender
(1982)		Thunder Seven
(1984)		 Stages
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Thunder Seven is the seventh studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in November 1984. Three songs on the second half of the album follow a concept based on time-related themes.

Contents

The album was certified gold in the US by the RIAA, with sales of over 500,000 copies, on April 21, 2003, almost nineteen years after its initial release.

"Follow Your Heart" was the band's highest charting single of the time, reaching #88 in both the UK and the US. "Spellbound" was also released as a single, though it did not prove as successful, only charting in Canada and barely scraping the top 100. [4]

Thunder Seven was the last Triumph album that did not feature any outside writers. All prior Triumph albums, with the exception of 1977's Rock & Roll Machine , were written entirely by the band members.

Artwork

The album cover is illustrated by artist Dean Motter and is a mechanized version of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gil Moore, Mike Levine and Rik Emmett, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Spellbound" – 5:11 (lead vocals: Gil Moore)
  2. "Rock Out, Roll On" – 5:18 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
  3. "Cool Down" – 4:51 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
  4. "Follow Your Heart" – 3:27 (lead vocals: Gil Moore & Rik Emmett)

Side two

  1. "Time Goes By" – 6:02 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
  2. "Midsummer's Daydream" (Rik Emmett) – 1:41 (instrumental)
  3. "Time Canon" – 1:31 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
  4. "Killing Time" – 4:14 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett & Gil Moore)
  5. "Stranger in a Strange Land" – 5:15 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
  6. "Little Boy Blues" – 3:43 (instrumental)

Singles

Personnel

with

Production

Charts

Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 43
US Billboard 200 [7] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America .
  2. ↑ Liner notes.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Homepage | The Official Community of Triumph
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0523". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Triumph – Thunder Seven". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Triumph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Triumph – Thunder Seven". Music Canada.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Triumph – Thunder Seven". Recording Industry Association of America.
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