Rock & Roll Machine (also Rock 'N' Roll Machine) is the second studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph. It was first released in 1977 by Attic Records. The album contained the band's first hit, a version of Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way".
A different "international" version of the album was released on RCA Records in the United States and other countries in June 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.
The song The City: War March / El Duende Agonizante / Minstrel's Lament includes a rearrangement of Mars, the Bringer of War from Gustav Holst's The Planets.
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, percussion, vocals Mike 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
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
Charts Chart (1977–1978) Peakposition
Certifications
Release history Region Date Label Canada November 3, 1977 Attic Canada April 2, 1977 RCA United States June 24, 1978 RCA United States October 3, 1995 TCD United States April 12, 2005 TRC United States May 16, 2005 Castle Canada September 2, 2005 Magada Japan March 7, 2008 Airmail
References
External links Rock & Roll Machine entry at The Official Triumph Homepage