Thunder Seven
Studio album by Triumph
Released	November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19) [1]
Recorded	July–August 1984 [2]
Studio	Metalworks ( Mississauga, Ontario)
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	40:51
Label	MCA
Producer	Eddie Kramer Triumph
Triumph chronology
Never Surrender (1982) Thunder Seven (1984) Stages (1985)

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Allmusic	[3]

Thunder Seven is the seventh studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in November 1984. Three songs on the second half of the album follow a concept based on time-related themes.

The album was certified gold in the US by the RIAA, with sales of over 500,000 copies, on April 21, 2003, almost nineteen years after its initial release.

" Follow Your Heart" was the band's highest charting single of the time, reaching #88 in both the UK and the US. "Spellbound" was also released as a single, though it didn't prove as successful, only charting in Canada and barely scraping the top 100. ^[4]

Thunder Seven was the last Triumph album that did not feature any outside writers. All prior Triumph albums, with the exception of 1977's Rock & Roll Machine, were written entirely by the band members.

Artwork

The album cover is illustrated by artist Dean Motter and is a mechanized version of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gil Moore, Mike Levine and Rik Emmett, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Spellbound" – 5:11 (lead vocals: Gil Moore)
2. "Rock Out, Roll On" – 5:18 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
3. "Cool Down" – 4:51 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
4. " Follow Your Heart" – 3:27 (lead vocals: Gil Moore & Rik Emmett)

Side two

1. "Time Goes By" – 6:02 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
2. "Midsummer's Daydream" (Rik Emmett) – 1:41 (instrumental)
3. "Time Canon" – 1:31 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
4. "Killing Time" – 4:14 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett & Gil Moore)
5. "Stranger in a Strange Land" – 5:15 (lead vocals: Rik Emmett)
6. "Little Boy Blues" – 3:43 (instrumental)

Singles

• " Follow Your Heart"/"Stranger in a Strange Land" - MCA 52540; released December 1984 (Canada) ; released February 1985 (US)
• "Spellbound"/"Cool Down" - MCA-52520; released January 1985 (Canada and US)
• "Killing Time"/"Rock Out Roll On" - MCA 52635; Promo; December 1985 (US and Canada)

Personnel

• Rik Emmett – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, music sequencer, Prophet 5 synthesizer, Roland Jupiter 8, Synclavier, Fairlight CMI Series III , Clavinet, bass pedals
• Gil Moore – drums, percussion, vocals
• Michael Levine – bass guitar, keyboards, Prophet 5 synthesizer, Synclavier, organ, Clavinet, bass pedals

with

• Lou Pomanti – synthesizer, keyboards, programming, producer
• Al Rogers – background vocals
• Sandee Bathgate – background vocals
• Dave Dickson – background vocals
• Herb Moore – background vocals
• Andy Holland – background vocals

Production

• Eddie Kramer – producer, mixer
• Ed Stone – engineer
• Hugh Cooper – mixing
• Noel Golden – assistant engineer
• Yoshiro Kuzumaki – mastering on original LP
• Bob Ludwig – mastering on CD issues
• Brett Zilahi – re-mastering on 2004 re-issue
• Dean Motter – art direction, illustration, design

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Certifications

References

External links

• Thunder Seven entry at The Official Triumph Homepage
• Thunder Seven Analysis Discussion at The Official Triumph Homepage^{[ permanent dead link]}