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.

The Aura Will Prevail
Studio album by
Released1975
StudioParamount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Label
ProducerBaldhard G. Falk
George Duke chronology
Feel
(1974)
The Aura Will Prevail
(1975)
I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dawn"George Duke4:54
2."For Love (I Come Your Friend)"George Duke4:34
3."Foosh"George Duke3:08
4."Floop De Loop"George Duke6:43
5."Malibu"George Duke4:07
6."Fools"George Duke4:29
7."Echidna's Arf"Frank Zappa3:33
8."Uncle Remus"
  • Frank Zappa
  • George Duke
5:09
9."The Aura"George Duke1:26

Personnel

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Technical

Chart history

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

References

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