| Bachman & Turner | ||
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| Studio album by Bachman & Turner | ||
| Released | North America September 7, 2010 Europe September 20, 2010 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 55:28 | |
| Label | Rock Band Entertainment | |
| Producer | Randy Bachman | |
| Singles from Bachman & Turner | ||
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Bachman & Turner is the self-titled studio album by the Canadian band Bachman & Turner, a musical project that followed the dissolution of Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The album was released on September 7, 2010 in North America and September 20, 2010 in Europe. Its first single, Rollin' Along, is available on iTunes.
The collaboration actually started out as a Randy Bachman solo project, in which he'd already recorded a few songs with well-known artists Neil Young, Jeff Healy and Paul Rodgers contributing. Then he made the decision to try to get Fred Turner from his old BTO days to contribute vocals on a track:
"...So I sent him one called 'Rock n’ Roll is the Only Way Out.' And he sent me the track back and I went, 'Unbelievable! Oh my goodness, I can’t believe it!' Me and him together, there’s this magic, like a Jagger and Richards kind of thing. I e-mailed him and said, 'Do you have any more songs? Fred, I’m willing to change my solo album and it can become a Bachman & Turner album.' He said, 'Sounds pretty good. I got really excited about doing this song.' So he sent me four or five of his songs and I sent him more of mine. And we got together just before Christmas, in December (2009), in Winnipeg."[2]
The tour and album plans of 'Bachman & Turner' have resulted in a lawsuit by Rob Bachman and Blair Thornton regarding ownership of the band name Bachman–Turner Overdrive and related trademarks.[3] Rob Bachman and Blair Thornton claim that US and Canadian rights for the BTO name and trademark were transferred to Rob Bachman, Blair Thornton and Fred Turner when Randy Bachman commenced a solo career in 1977.[4][5] Randy Bachman is said to have registered the names "Bachman-Turner", "BTU", "Bachman-Turner United" and "Bachman-Turner Union" in both the United States and Canada.[6] These names are said to cause confusion with the names "Bachman-Turner Overdrive" and "BTO," resulting in potential damages to Rob Bachman and Blair Thornton.[7] There appears to be general legal agreement that one can perform under one's own legal names such as "Bachman & Turner", so the newly-reunited pair have been billed as such since commencing the 2010-11 tour and releasing the album.
All songs on the album are by Bachman and Turner except Repo Man, which was written by Swedish-Canadian songwriter Michael Saxell and Randy Bachman. The duo is backed on the album and tours by members of Randy's previous touring band of Mick Dalla-Vee, Brent Knudson and Marc LaFrance.
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rollin' Along" | Fred Turner | 3:38[8] |
| 2. | "That's What It Is" | Randy Bachman | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Moonlight Rider" | Turner | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Find Some Love" | Turner, Bachman | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Slave To The Rhythm" | Bachman | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Waiting Game" | Bachman | 5:19 |
| 7. | "I've Seen the Light" | Turner | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Can't Go Back to Memphis" | Bachman | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Rock and Roll is the Only Way Out" | Bachman | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Neutral Zone" | Turner | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Traffic Jam" | Bachman | 7:53 |
| 12. | "Repo Man" | Michael Saxell, Bachman | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Slave to the Rhythm (UK Radio Mix)" (LP only) |