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Triumph is a gospel album by singer Philip Bailey, released in 1986 by Word Records.^[3] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.^[4][5] Triumph also won a Grammy in the category of Best Male Gospel Performance.^[6]

1. "All Soldiers" (Keithen Carter, Patrick Leonard) – 4:47
2. "Thank You" (Bobby Nunn) – 3:40
3. "The Love of God" (Oliver W. Wells) – 3:12
4. "Marvelous" (George Duke, Philip Bailey) – 4:27
5. "The Same Way (You've Always Been)" (Lionel Butts) – 4:32
6. "The Other Side" (Keithen Carter, Patrick Leonard) – 4:45
7. "Bring It To Jesus" (Bob Bailey, Dheric Lee, Raymond Brown) – 5:38
8. "Triumph" (Jerry Peters) – 4:55
9. "Come Before His Presence" (Margaurite Ingram) – 4:31

• Philip Bailey – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, percussion (1, 3, 5–9)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1–3, 5–9), instruments (9), arrangements (9)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1–3, 5–9)
• Bobby Nunn – keyboards (2)
• George Duke – all instruments (4), arrangements (4)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1–3, 5–9)
• Kevin Chokan – guitars (2)
• David Williams – guitars (3, 5, 8)
• Jerry Peters – guitars (3, 5, 7, 8)
• "Ready" Freddie Washington – bass (1, 3, 5)
• Byron Miller – bass (5–7)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5–9)
• Andrew Woolfolk – horns (7)
• Carl Carwell – backing vocals
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Winston Ford – backing vocals
• Kathy Hazzard – backing vocals
• Josie James – backing vocals

• Producers – Philip Bailey (all tracks); George Duke (track 4); Jerry Peters (track 8)
• Engineers – Ed Cherney (tracks 1, 3, 5–9); Phil Walters (track 2); Erik Zobler (track 4)
• Recorded at The Complex Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California), LeGonksWest (West Hollywood, California) and Buckman Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Art direction – Chuck Beeson
• Photography – Bonnie Schiffman
• Graphic design – Donald Krieger