Rock and Roll Machine

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Template:Album infobox Rock and Roll Machine was the second album by Canadian rock band Triumph, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). The album was released on RCA Records in the USA in 1978. The album resulted in the band's first hit single "Rocky Mountain Way", written by Joe Walsh. Depending on the country of issue, the album may also be named Rock & Roll Machine or Rock 'N' Roll Machine.

Track listing

The album was originally released only in Canada but when the band signed an international deal with MCA Records in 1977, the international edition of the album was re-sequenced to include some of the tracks from their self-titled Triumph album of 1976.

Canadian edition

1. "Takes Time" (Triumph)
2. "Bringing It On Home" (Emmett/Levine)
3. "Little Texas Shaker" (Triumph)
4. "New York City Streets (Part 1) (Moore)
5. "New York City Streets (Part 2) (Moore)
6. "The City" (Emmett):
   • Part 1: "War March" (instrumental)
   • Part 2: "El Duende Agonizante" (instrumental)
   • Part 3: "Minstrel's Lament"
7. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh/Vitale/Passarelli/Grace)
8. "Rock & Roll Machine" (Moore)

International edition

1. "Takes Time" (Emmett/Moore/Levine) - 3:38
2. "Bringing it on Home" (Emmett/Levine) - 4:35
3. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh/Vitale/Passarelli/Grace) - 4:04
4. "Street Fighter" (Moore) - 3:30
5. "Street Fighter (Reprise)" (Moore) - 3:02
6. "24 Hours a Day" (Emmett) - 4:25
7. "Blinding Light Show/Moonchild" (Emmett/Broackway/Young) - 8:43
8. "Rock 'N' Roll Machine" (Moore) - 6:53

Personnel

• Rik Emmett - guitars, vocals
• Gil Moore - drums, vocals
• Mike Levine - bass