Rock and Roll Machine

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Rock and Roll Machine
Studio album by Triumph
Released	November 3, 1977
Recorded	August–September 1977
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:12
Label	Attic, RCA, TML
Producer	Mike Levine, Doug Hill
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Triumph chronology
Triumph (1976) Rock and Roll Machine (1977) Rock and Roll Machine_International (1978)

Rock and Roll Machine was the second album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1977. The album was released on RCA Records in the US in 1978. The album resulted in the band's first hit single, a cover version of Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way". Depending on the country of issue, the album may also be named Rock & Roll Machine or Rock 'N' Roll Machine.

[edit] Track listing

The album was originally released only in Canada but when the band signed an international deal with RCA Records in 1977, the international edition of the album was re-sequenced to include some of the tracks from their self-titled Triumph (1976) album.

[edit] Side One

1. "Takes Time" (Emmett, Moore, Levine) – 3:48
2. "Bringing It On Home" (Emmett, Levine) – 4:38
3. "Little Texas Shaker" - (Moore, Levine, Emmett) – 3:29
4. "New York City Streets (Part 1)" (Moore) – 3:13
5. "New York City Streets (Part 2)" (Moore) – 4:42

[edit] Side Two

1. "The City": (Emmett) – 9:38
   • Part 1: "War March" (instrumental)
   • Part 2: "El Duende Agonizante" (instrumental)
   • Part 3: "Minstrel's Lament"
2. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh, Vitale, Passarelli, Grace) – 4:07
3. "Rock 'N' Roll Machine" (Moore) – 6:58

[edit] 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 – background vocals
• Colina Phillips – background vocals
• Rosie Levine – background vocals

[edit] 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

[edit] Release history

[edit] External links

• Rock And Roll Machine entry at The Official Triumph Homepage