''Rock & Roll Machine'' (also ''Rock 'N' Roll Machine'') is the second studio album by Canadian
hard rock
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band
Triumph. It was first released in 1977 by
Attic Records. The album contained in the band's first hit, a version of
Joe Walsh's "
Rocky Mountain Way
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".
A different "international" version of the album was released on
RCA Records in the
United States and other countries in 1978. This edition replaces some tracks from the original Canadian version with tracks from the self-titled debut ''
Triumph'' (1976) album, along with new artwork.
The album was released for a second time in Canada, with a different cover than the original one or the international one, using the re-sequenced tracks from the international version. The international version was re-issued in the US on MCA Records in 1985.
Track listing (Attic Records, Canada)
;Side one
;Side two
Track listing (International version)
The RCA and MCA re-sequenced track listing is as follows:
;Side one
# "Takes Time" (Emmett, Moore, Levine) – 3:48
# "Bringing It On Home" (Emmett, Levine) – 4:35
# "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh, Vitale, Passarelli, Grace) – 4:04
# "Street Fighter" (Emmett, Moore) – 3:30
# "Street Fighter (Reprise)" (Emmett, Moore) – 3:02
;Side two
# "24 Hours a Day" (Emmett) – 4:17
# "Blinding Light Show/Moonchild" (Emmett, Brockway, Young) – 8:43
# "Rock and Roll Machine" (Moore) – 6:53
Personnel
*
Rik Emmett – guitars, vocals
*
Gil Moore – drums, vocals
*
Michael Levine – bass, keyboards
* Laurie Delgrande – keyboards
* Mike Danna – keyboards
* Beau David – background vocals
* Elaine Overholt – background vocals
*
Gord Waszek
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History
The group was formed in 1967 by, the guitarist Gord Waszek, drummer Dave Cairns, bassist Joe Agnello and keyboard play ...
– 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
* Alan Henry – crew
* Dave Dickson – crew
* Peter Woods – crew
Charts
Certifications
Release history
External links
Rock & Roll Machine entry at The Official Triumph Homepage
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Triumph (band) albums
1977 albums
Concept albums
Albums produced by Mike Levine (musician)