Progressions of Power

{{Infobox album

| name = Progressions of Power

| type = studio

| artist = Triumph

| cover = Triumph_PofP.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 1980{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/842/mode/2up?q=Triumph|title=Great Rock discography|page=842}}

| recorded = December 1979–January 1980

| venue =

| studio = Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario

| genre = Hard rock, heavy metal

| length = 41:08

| label = Attic

| producer = Triumph

| prev_title = Just a Game

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Allied Forces

| next_year = 1981

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Progressions of Power

| type = studio

| single1 = I Can Survive

| single1date = 1980

| single2 = I Live for the Weekend

| single2date = 1980

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |title=Progressions of Power Review by Eduardo Rivadavia |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/progressions-of-power-mw0000650903 |website=AllMusic |access-date=17 November 2023}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Progressions of Power is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1980. The album reached number 32 on the Billboard 200{{cite web|title=Triumph - Chart History |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/430479/triumph/chart?f=305|website=Billboard.com |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=7 January 2017}} and the single "I Can Survive" hit number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.{{cite web|title=Triumph - Chart History |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/430479/triumph/chart?f=379 |website=Billboard.com |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=7 January 2017}} The single "I Live for the Weekend", though not a success in the band's home country, gave them their only charting single in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 59.{{cite web|title=Triumph UK Singles Chart History |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18717/triumph/|website=Official Charts.com|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=7 January 2017}} The album was re-released in 1985 on MCA Records, then on TRC Records in 1995, and remastered in 2005 and re-issued on the band's own label TML Entertainment (formerly known as TRC Records).

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore

| title1 = I Live for the Weekend

| length1 = 5:18

| title2 = I Can Survive

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = In the Night

| length3 = 6:16

| title4 = Nature's Child

| length4 = 5:41

| title5 = Woman in Love

| length5 = 4:37

| title6 = Take My Heart

| length6 = 3:28

| title7 = Tear the Roof Off

| length7 = 4:28

| title8 = Fingertalkin{{'-}}

| length8 = 1:58

| title9 = Hard Road

| length9 = 5:22

}}

Personnel

;Production

  • Robin Brouwers – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Stobbs – assistant engineer
  • Mick Walsh – assistant engineer
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – remastering on 1985 and 1995 re-issues
  • Brett Zilahi – remastering on 2005 re-issue
  • John Rowlands – photography
  • Nick Sangiamo – photography

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1980)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Canada|24|artist=Triumph|album=Progressions of Power|chartid=6956a|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2022}}
{{album chart|Sweden|44|artist=Triumph|album=Progressions of Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2022}}
{{album chart|UK2|61|date=19800518|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2022}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Triumph|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2022}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Triumph|title=Progression of Power|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1980|certyear=1980}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

References