The Sport of Kings

For the film, see The Sport of Kings (film).
The Sport of Kings
Studio album by Triumph
Released September 11, 1986 (1986-09-11)
Recorded Metalworks Studios and Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada,
One on One Studios, Hollywood, California,
November 1978 (track 1 only), May–August 1986
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length 42:47
Label MCA
Producer Mike Clink, Thom Trumbo
Triumph chronology
Stages
(1985)		 The Sport of Kings
(1986)		 Surveillance
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sea of Tranquility[2]
Kerrang![3]

The Sport of Kings is the eighth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1986. It was recorded at the band's home studio of Metalworks Studios from May to August 1986.

History

This is the second-to-last studio album to feature the band's guitarist and primary songwriter Rik Emmett, and it clearly represents the difficulties the band was experiencing at the time. Mike Levine played no keyboards on the album; three outside keyboardists were hired to create the keyboard sounds of the album, although Rik Emmett experiments two high-end sampler systems, the Synclavier 9600 Workstation and the Fairlight CMI Series III, according to Keyboard Magazine of July 1986 issue. Rik Emmett sings lead vocals on six of the album's ten songs; four songs were sung by Gil Moore, and one track was sung as a duet by the two vocalists. The recording of The Sport of Kings was marred by tension between Triumph and their label MCA. Perhaps not surprisingly, Emmett has since expressed his dislike for much of the album. Adding to the tension was Emmett's request that the recording be done at Estudio L2K in Majorca, Spain. Only three of album's songs have ever been performed live by Triumph, and one track was performed live by Emmett during his first three solo tours.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Tears in the Rain"  Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil MooreGil Moore3:55
2."Somebody's Out There"  Emmett, Levine, MooreRik Emmett4:04
3."What Rules My Heart"  Emmett, Levine, Moore, James Brian Maloney, James Richard HuffMoore3:52
4."If Only"  Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett4:00
5."Hooked on You"  Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett & Moore3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Take a Stand"  Emmett, Levine, Moore, Rick SantersEmmett4:33
7."Just One Night"  Tony Fanucchi, Eric Martin, Neal SchonMoore3:40
8."Embrujo" (instrumental)Emmett, Levine, Moore 1:29
9."Play with the Fire"  Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett5:18
10."Don't Love Anybody Else but Me"  Glenn Miller, Ed RoynesdalEmmett3:55
11."In the Middle of the Night"  Emmett, Levine, MooreEmmett4:34

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1986 Canadian Albums Chart 51
1986 Billboard Pop Albums 108

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1986 "Somebody's Out There" Pop Singles 27
1986 "Somebody's Out There" Canadian Pop Singles 84
1986 "Just One Night" Canadian Pop Singles 82

Notes

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triumph The Sport of Kings review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ↑ Pardo, Pete (4 April 2005). "Triumph: The sport of Kings (remaster)". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ↑ Henderson, Paul (18 September 1986). "Triumph 'The Sports of Kings'". Kerrang!. 129. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 18.
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