Surveillance (album)
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Surveillance is the ninth studio album by Canadian
hard rock
band Triumph
, released July 27, 1987 (see 1987 in music
). The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios
, Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada. Surveillance is the final Triumph album featuring original guitarist and singer Rik Emmett
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Triumph
Triumph (band)
Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.Like their fellow Canadians...
, released July 27, 1987 (see 1987 in music
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
). The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios
Metalworks Studios
Metalworks Studios is a music recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1978 by Gil Moore of the Canadian rock group Triumph.-Music Artists:*Alexisonfire*Adriana Lombardo*Jason Dawson*Kate Voegele*Demi Lovato*Fair to Midland...
, Mississauga, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada. Surveillance is the final Triumph album featuring original guitarist and singer Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett
Richard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...
.
Track listing
- "Prologue: Into the Forever" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) – 1:01
- "Never Say Never" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore, Sil Simone) – 3:37
- "Headed for Nowhere" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore, Rick Santers) – 6:10
- "All the King's Horses" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore, Steve MorseSteve MorseSteven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
) – 1:47 - "Carry on the Flame" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore, Dave Tkaczuk) – 5:13
- "Let the Light (Shine on Me)" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) – 5:35
- "Long Time Gone" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) – 5:12
- "Rock You Down" (Gil Moore, Rik Emmett, Mike Levine) – 3:59
- "Prelude: The Waking Dream" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) – 1:13
- "On and On" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) – 3:44
- "All Over Again" (Roger Freeland, Joe PizzuloJoe PizzuloJoe Pizzulo is best known as one of the lead singers for Sérgio Mendes in the 1980s. He had hit singles with "Never Gonna Let You Go" and "Alibis"...
) – 3:59 - "Running in the Night" (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore, Baker, Scott) – 3:47
Personnel
- Rik EmmettRik EmmettRichard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, vocals - Gil MooreGil MooreGil Moore is most famous for being the drummer and vocalist of the Canadian power trio, Triumph...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, vocals - Michael Levine – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s
Additional musicians
- John Roberts – newscast on "Carry on the Flame"
- Steve MorseSteve MorseSteven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
– acoustic guitars on "All the King's Horses" and electric guitars on "Headed for Nowhere" - Dave Traczuk – synthesizer, keyboards, programming
- Greg Loates – percussion, programming, effects, producer
- Hugh Cooper – sound effects, research, engineer
- Joel FeeneyJoel FeeneyJoel Feeney is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and record producer. In his performing career, he is most notable for his 1995 Number 1 hit "What Kind of Man". He is also notable for co-writing LeAnn Rimes' 2005 hit "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense", which reached Number 1 in Canada...
– backing vocals - Joel Wade – backing vocals, chant, choir, chorus
- Paul HendersonThe Front (Canadian band)The Front was a Canadian band, based in Toronto, that released two well-received albums and several singles in the early 1980s, the most notable single of which is "The Haunting "...
– backing vocals, chant, choir, chorus - Ross Munro – choir, chorus, chant
- John Alexander – choir, chorus, chant
- Noel Golden – choir, chorus, chant
Production
- Thom Trumbo – producer
- Ed Stone – mixing
- Bill Kennedy – engineer
- Christopher Pritchard – assistant engineer
- Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
– mastering - Brett Zilahi – digital remastering
- Alex Andronache – studio coordinator
- Dave Dickson – technical consultant
- Dean MotterDean MotterDean Motter is an illustrator, designer and writer who worked for many years in Toronto, Canada, New York City, and Atlanta. Motter is best known as the creator and designer of Mister X, one of the most influential "new-wave" comics of the 1980s....
– illustrations, cover art - Louie Mann – art direction, concept, design
- Adamoff – cover art concept
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
July 28, 1987 | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
July 28, 1987 | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
August 1, 1987 | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
August 1, 1987 | AIRMAIL Airmail Airmail is mail that is transported by aircraft. It typically arrives more quickly than surface mail, and usually costs more to send... |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
October 3, 1995 | TCD TML Entertainment TML Entertainment is a record label launched by Canadian rock band Triumph in 2003.It is managed by Triumph's members Gil Moore and Mike Levine.The label was previously known as TRC from 1995 until 2003... |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
April 12, 2005 | TRC TML Entertainment TML Entertainment is a record label launched by Canadian rock band Triumph in 2003.It is managed by Triumph's members Gil Moore and Mike Levine.The label was previously known as TRC from 1995 until 2003... |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
May 16, 2005 | Castle |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
May 23, 2005 | TRC TML Entertainment TML Entertainment is a record label launched by Canadian rock band Triumph in 2003.It is managed by Triumph's members Gil Moore and Mike Levine.The label was previously known as TRC from 1995 until 2003... |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
September 2, 2005 | Magada |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
September 2, 2005 | JVC JVC , usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927... |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
March 7, 2008 | Airmail Airmail Airmail is mail that is transported by aircraft. It typically arrives more quickly than surface mail, and usually costs more to send... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "...Long Time Gone" | Pop Singles | 65 |
| 1987 | "Let the Light (Shine on Me)" | Canadian Pop Singles | 82 |
| 1988 | "Never Say Never" | Canadian Pop Singles | 39 |