1975 George Duke – The Aura Will Prevail

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The Aura Will Prevail is the sixth 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.

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.

Tracks

1  Dawn (George Duke) 05:00
2  For Love (George Duke) 04:42
3  Foosh (George Duke) 03:14
4  Froop De Loop (George Duke) 06:47
5  Malibu (George Duke) 04:10
6  Fools (George Duke) 04:39
7  Echidna’s Arf (Frank Zappa) 03:36
8  Uncle Remus (George Duke; Frank Zappa) 05:14
9  The Aura (George Duke) 01:28

Musicians

BassAlphonso Johnson
DrumsLeon Chancler
ClavinetGeorge Duke
Fender RhodesGeorge Duke
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
WurlitzerGeorge Duke
VocalsGeorge Duke

Other Musicians

1 Dawn

PercussionAirto Moreira


2 For Love

VoiceLeon Chancler


3 Foosh

MoogGeorge Duke


5 Malibu

PercussionAirto Moreira
VocalsGee Janzen
VocalsKathy Woehrle
VocalsLeon Chancler
VocalsSylvia St James


7 Echidna’s Arf

MoogGeorge Duke

Liner Notes

Producer – Baldhard Falk
Mixed By – Kerry Mcnabb
Recorded By – Kerry Mcnabb

Design – Sätty
Photography – Baldhard Falk

Mixed At Paramount Recording Studios
Recorded At Paramount Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright BASF Systems
Copyright BASF Systems