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
- Rik Emmett – guitars, Prophet 5 synthesizer, vocals
- Gil Moore – drums, percussion, vocals
- Mike Levine – bass, keyboards
;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 |
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{{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
{{Reflist}}
{{Triumph}}
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at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON, Canada