''Allied Forces'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian

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band Triumph, released in 1981. It reached #23 on the ''

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'' 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. The title song was the first single from the album which was released a month before the album came out. 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.

Track listing

Personnel

* Rik Emmett – Acoustic (six and twelve string) guitar, bottleneck slide guitar,

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, lead and background vocals * Gil Moore – drums, percussion, lead and background vocals * Mike Levine – bass, organ, synthesizer, piano * Elaine Overholt – background vocals

Production

* Dave Dickson – assistant engineer * Mike Jones – engineer * Joe Owens – direction * Nick Sangiamo – photography * Ed Stone – engineer * Mark Woods – assistant engineer * Brian Zick – artwork, illustrations *

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– mastering on original RCA LP and on the 1985 and 1995 remastered versions * Brett Zilahi – remastering on 2004 re-issue

Charts

Certifications

External links

Allied Forces entry at The Official Triumph Homepage

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allied Forces (Album) 1981 albums Triumph (band) albums RCA Records albums Attic Records albums Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios