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Surveillance
Surveillance
Studio album by Triumph
Released	November 1987
Recorded	February–July 1987
Studio	Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
Genre	Hard rock; progressive rock;
Length	45:26
Label	MCA
Producer	Triumph, Thom Trumbo
Triumph chronology

Surveillance is the ninth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in November 1987 (see 1987 in music). The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This is the last Triumph album to feature Rik Emmett until his return to the band in 2008.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

A different version of the song "Running In The Night" would surface on Signal's 1989 album, Loud & Clear, re-titled "Go" and credited solely to Mark Baker and Erik Scott.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine & Gil Moore, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prologue: Into The Forever (instrumental)"		1:01
2.	"Never Say Never"	Emmett, Levine, Moore, Sil Simone	3:36
3.	"Headed For Nowhere"	Emmett, Levine, Moore, Rick Santers	6:07
4.	"All The King's Horses"	Emmett, Levine, Moore, Steve Morse	1:47
5.	"Carry On The Flame"	Emmett, Levine, Moore, Dave Tkaczuk	5:14
6.	"Let The Light (Shine On Me)"		5:33
7.	"Long Time Gone"		5:10
8.	"Rock You Down"		3:57
9.	"Prelude: The Waking Dream (instrumental)"		1:13
10.	"On And On"		3:49
11.	"All Over Again"	Roger Freeland, Joe Pizzulo	3:57
12.	"Running In The Night"	Emmett, Levine, Moore, Mark Baker, Erik Scott	3:51

Personnel edit

Rik Emmett – guitars, synthesizers, lead vocals, Synclavier II, Fairlight CMI Series III programming
Gil Moore – drums, percussion, vocals
Mike Levine – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, Emulator II

Additional musicians edit

John Roberts – newscast on "Carry on the Flame"
Steve Morse – acoustic guitar on "All the King's Horses" and electric lead guitar on "Headed for Nowhere"
Dave Tkaczuk – synthesizer, keyboards, programming
Greg Loates – percussion, programming, effects, producer
Hugh Cooper – sound effects, research, engineer
Joel Feeney – backing vocals
Joel Wade – backing vocals, chant, choir, chorus
Paul Henderson – backing vocals, chant, choir, chorus
Ross Munro – choir, chorus, chant
John Alexander – choir, chorus, chant
Noel Golden – choir, chorus, chant

Production edit

Thom Trumbo – producer
Ed Stone – mixing
Bill Kennedy – engineer
Christopher Pritchard – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Brett Zilahi – digital remastering
Alex Andronache – studio coordinator
Dave Dickson – technical consultant
Dean Motter – illustrations, cover art
Louie Mann – art direction, concept, design
Adamoff – cover art concept

Charts edit

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	35
US Billboard 200^[4]	82

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region	Date	Label
Canada	November 1987	MCA
United States	November 1987	MCA
United Kingdom	November 1987^[6]	MCA
Japan	1987	AIRMAIL
Canada	October 3, 1995	TCD
United States	April 12, 2005	TRC
United States	May 16, 2005	Castle
United Kingdom	May 23, 2005	TRC
Canada	September 2, 2005	Magada
Japan	September 2, 2005	JVC
Japan	March 7, 2008	Airmail

References edit

^ "Great Rock discography". p. 843.
^ ^a ^b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Surveillance - Triumph | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0922". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Triumph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Triumph – Surveillance". Music Canada.
^ "Great Rock discography". p. 843.