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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.

Thunder Seven
Studio album by Triumph
Released	November 10, 1984 (U.S.A) November 19, 1984 (UK)
Recorded	July – August 1984[1]
Studio	Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Producers Workshop, Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	40:51
Label	MCA
Producer	Eddie Kramer, Triumph
Triumph chronology
Never Surrender (1982) Thunder Seven (1984) Stages (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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.[3]

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 was illustrated by artist Dean Motter and was a mechanized version of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. The cover is a visible element of the album's concept, in which the band examines the actions and abnormalities of man at the turn of the 21st century.

Track listing

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

Side one

1. "Spellbound" – 5:11
2. "Rock Out, Roll On" – 5:18
3. "Cool Down" – 4:51
4. "Follow Your Heart" – 3:27

Side two

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

Singles

• "Follow Your Heart"/"Stranger in a Strange Land" - MCA 52540; released December 8, 1984 (US, Canada and UK)
• "Spellbound"/"Cool Down" - MCA-52520; released December 8, 1984 (Canada, UK and US)
• "Killing Time"/"Rock Out Roll On" - MCA 52635; Promo; December 15, 1984 (US and Canada)

Personnel

• Rik Emmett – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, music sequencer, Prophet 5 synthesizer, Synclavier, Fairlight, 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

Charts

Chart (1984-1985)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	43
US Billboard 200[6]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

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

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