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{{Short description|Album by George Duke}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = The Aura Will Prevail
| type         = Studio album
| artist       = [[George Duke]]
| cover        = AuraWillPrevail.jpg |
| alt          =
| released     = 1975
| recorded     =
| studio       = Paramount Recording Studios <small>([[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California)</small>
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Jazz-funk]]|[[jazz fusion]]}}
| length       =
| label        = {{hlist|[[MPS Records|MPS]]|[[BASF]]}}
| producer     = Baldhard G. Falk
| prev_title   = [[Feel (George Duke album)|Feel]]
| prev_year    = 1974
| next_title   = [[I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry]]
| next_year    = 1975
| misc         =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-aura-will-prevail-mw0000901259|title=The Aura Will Prevail – George Duke|website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=August 28, 2018}}</ref>
}}
'''''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, Los Angeles|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|Hohner clavinet]], [[ARP Odyssey]], [[ARP String Ensemble]], Mutron Phaser, Mutron Dual Phaser, [[Minimoog]], [[Moog bass]] and various [[Pedal keyboard|pedalboards]].
Reaching a peak position of number 111 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the album remained on the chart for a total of ten weeks.
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Dawn
| length1 = 4:54
| writer1 = [[George Duke]]
| title2 = For Love (I Come Your Friend)
| length2 = 4:34
| writer2 = George Duke
| title3 = Foosh
| length3 = 3:08
| writer3 = George Duke
| title4 = Floop De Loop
| length4 = 6:43
| writer4 = George Duke
| title5 = Malibu
| length5 = 4:07
| writer5 = George Duke
| title6 = Fools
| length6 = 4:29
| writer6 = George Duke
| title7 = Echidna's Arf
| length7 = 3:33
| writer7 = [[Frank Zappa]]
| title8 = [[Uncle Remus (song)|Uncle Remus]]
| length8 = 5:09
| writer8 = {{hlist|Frank Zappa|George Duke}}
| title9 = The Aura
| length9 = 1:26
| writer9 = George Duke
| total_length =
}}
== Personnel ==
* George Duke – vocals, [[moog bass]] <small>(tracks: 3, 7)</small>, [[Rhodes electric piano]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[clavinet]], synthesizer ([[ARP Odyssey]], [[minimoog]], [[ARP String Ensemble]]), [[Pedal keyboard|pedalboard]]
* [[Alphonso Johnson]] – electric bass <small>(tracks: 1–2, 4–6, 8–9)</small>
* [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] – voice <small>(track 2)</small>, vocals <small>(track 5)</small>, drums, [[conga]]s
* [[Airto Moreira]] – percussion <small>(tracks: 1, 5)</small>
* Gee Janzen – vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
* Kathy Woehrle – vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
* Sylvia St. James – vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
;Technical
* Baldhard G. Falk – producer, photography
* Kerry McNabb – mixing & recording
* [[Wilfried Sätty|Wilfried "Sätty" Podriech]] – design
== Chart history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart (1975)
! scope="col" |Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|111|artist=George Duke|accessdate=August 28, 2018}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Discogs master|122795|The Aura Will Prevail}}
* [https://www.georgeduke.com/1970s.html George Duke's 1970s discography on his website]
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[[Category:1975 albums]]
[[Category:George Duke albums]]
[[Category:MPS Records albums]]