World Anthem

Not to be confused with Earth anthem.

World Anthem
Studio album by Mahogany Rush
Released	18 March 1977
Recorded	December 1976 – February 1977
Studio	Studio Tempo, Montreal
Length	45:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Frank Marino
Mahogany Rush chronology
Mahogany Rush IV (1976) World Anthem (1977) Live (1978)

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Allmusic	[1]

World Anthem is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Mahogany Rush, led by Frank Marino. It was released in 1977 on Columbia Records. ^[2]

Covers of 3 of the songs on World Anthem, "In My Ways" (George Lynch), "The World Anthem" (James Byrd), and "Try For Freedom" (Ronnie Montrose), appear on the 2005 Secondhand Smoke - A Tribute to Frank Marino album. ^{[3] [4]} "World Anthem" is also covered by Japanese visual kei band X Japan in their second album "Blue Blood".

Track listing

All songs by Frank Marino.

1. "Requiem For A Sinner" - 6:01
2. "Hey Little Lover" - 4:51
3. "Broken Heart Blues" - 4:55
4. "In My Ways" - 6:13
5. "The World Anthem" - 3:09
6. "Look At Me" - 4:07
7. "Lady" - 4:38
8. "Try For Freedom" - 11:28

Personnel

• Frank Marino - guitars, vocals, synthesizer, percussion, timpani
• Paul Harwood - bass guitars
• Jimmy Ayoub - drums and percussion
• Phil Bech - synthesizer solo on "Lady"

Charts

Country	Date	Peak position
US	1977	184 [5]

References

1. "Mahogany Rush - World Anthem". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2018-12-30.
2. "Mahogany Rush Albums" . Retrieved 2018-12-30.
3. "Secondhand Smoke - A Tribute to Frank Marino". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2018-12-30.
4. Bienstock, Richard (16 June 2015). "Frank Marino Sets the Record Straight About His Career, the Music Industry and How the Guitar Saved His Life". Guitar World. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
5. "Billboard Top 200". Billboard. 28 May 1977. Retrieved 27 February 2019.