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The Aura Will Prevail
The Aura Will Prevail
Studio album by George Duke
Released	1975
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz-funk; jazz fusion;
Label	MPS; BASF;
Producer	Baldhard G. Falk
George Duke chronology

The Aura Will Prevail is the fifth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was released in 1975 through MPS Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. The album features contributions from Alphonso Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Airto Moreira.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Duke played various keyboard instruments on the album, including Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hohner clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Mutron Phaser, Mutron Dual Phaser, Minimoog, Moog bass and various pedalboards.

Reaching a peak position of number 111 on the US Billboard 200, the album remained on the chart for a total of ten weeks.

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dawn"	George Duke	4:54
2.	"For Love (I Come Your Friend)"	George Duke	4:34
3.	"Foosh"	George Duke	3:08
4.	"Floop De Loop"	George Duke	6:43
5.	"Malibu"	George Duke	4:07
6.	"Fools"	George Duke	4:29
7.	"Echidna's Arf"	Frank Zappa	3:33
8.	"Uncle Remus"	Frank Zappa George Duke	5:09
9.	"The Aura"	George Duke	1:26

George Duke – vocals, moog bass (tracks: 3, 7), Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer (ARP Odyssey, minimoog, ARP String Ensemble), pedalboard
Alphonso Johnson – electric bass (tracks: 1–2, 4–6, 8–9)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – voice (track 2), vocals (track 5), drums, congas
Airto Moreira – percussion (tracks: 1, 5)
Gee Janzen – vocals (track 5)
Kathy Woehrle – vocals (track 5)
Sylvia St. James – vocals (track 5)

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	111

^ Henderson, Alex. "The Aura Will Prevail – George Duke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "George Duke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.