Victory
Studio album by Narada Michael Walden
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Studio	The Automatt (San Francisco, California) The Power Station (New York City, New York)
Genre	Soul, R&B, disco
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Narada Michael Walden, Bob Clearmountain (for Bongiovi Walters Productions)
Narada Michael Walden chronology
The Dance of Life (1979) Victory (1980) Confidence (1982)

Victory is the fifth full-length studio release from noted R&B/soul/pop singer/songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Released in 1980 on Atlantic, it featured him once again teaming up with producer Bob Clearmountain.

Track listing

All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.

1. "The Real Thang" (Walden, Bunny Hull, Corrado Rustici) - 5:37
2. "I Want You" (Walden, Rustici, Lisa Walden) - 4:33
3. "Take it to the Bossman" (Walden, Randy Jackson, Vicki Randle) - 4:21
4. "Alone Without You" (Walden, Hull) - 4:28
5. "Get Up!" - 4:25
6. "Lucky Fella" (Walden, Rustici) - 4:22
7. "You Will Find Your Way" - 4:10
8. "Victory Suite" - 8:35
   • "The Theme"
   • "The Battle/Hero-Soldiers Battle the Hostile Forces"
   • "Victory for the Hero-Soldiers"

Personnel

• Narada Michael Walden – lead vocals, acoustic piano, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
• Frank Martin – keyboards, Dyno-Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizers, Prophet-5, backing vocals
• Corrado Rustici – guitars, cowbell, backing vocals
• Randy Jackson – bass
• The "See America Horns":
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Wayne Wallace – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
  • David Grover – trumpet, flugelhorn, slide trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Bill Lamb – trumpet, flugelhorn, slide trumpet
• Donna Dickerson – backing vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Vicki Randle – backing vocals
• Carla Vaughn – backing vocals

Production

• Narada Michael Walden – producer, arrangements
• Bob Clearmountain – producer, engineer, mixing
• Lucy Laurie – assistant engineer
• Wayne Lewis – assistant engineer
• Raymond Willard – assistant engineer
• Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY)
• Lynn Dreese Breslin – design
• Norman Seeff – photography
• Gregory Digivione – management

External links

• Victory at Discogs