Head On (Bachman–Turner Overdrive album)

Head On
Studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Released December 1975
Recorded RCA Studios, Toronto
Genre Rock
Length 42:28
Label Mercury
Producer Randy Bachman
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Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology
Four Wheel Drive
(1975)		 Head On
(1975)		 Best of BTO (So Far)
(1976)

Head On is an album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in December, 1975 (see 1975 in music). It was Bachman–Turner Overdrive's fifth release. It is considered to be a turning point for the band, musically speaking, being that it was somewhat different musically than the previous albums. On the original vinyl release, it came with a 24 by 24 inch poster featuring all the members in the band at that time. It was re-released in 2003 on Repertoire Records in conjunction with Mercury Records. The re-release featured the bonus track "Down To The Line", which was not originally released on the vinyl or the original Mercury CD release of Head On, although it was released as a single in 1975.

The single "Take It Like A Man" reached number 33 on the American charts and received significant airplay at that time. Pioneering rocker Little Richard played piano on the recording. Near the end of the song, C.F. Turner tells him to "play it Richard", and he does, with heavy expression. Another single from this album, "Lookin' Out for #1," did not crack the Top 40, but received heavy airplay upon its release on both conventional rock and soft rock FM stations.

This album is currently in print.

Track listing

  1. "Find Out About Love" – 4:40 (Randy Bachman)
  2. "It's Over" – 3:18 (Turner, Thornton)
  3. "Average Man" – 4:00 (Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman)
  4. "Woncha Take Me For a While" – 5:05 (Turner, Randy Bachman)
  5. "Wild Spirit" – 2:59 (Turner, Thornton)
  6. "Take It Like a Man" – 3:40 (Turner, Thornton)
  7. "Lookin' Out For #1" – 5:20 (Randy Bachman)
  8. "Away From Home" – 4:30 (Turner)
  9. "Stay Alive" [mono] – 4:12 (Randy Bachman)
  10. "Down To The Line"* - 4:01 (Randy Bachman, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Vincent Furnier)

Personnel

Additional

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1976 Pop Albums 23

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Take It Like a Man" Pop Singles 33
1976 "Down to the Line" Pop Singles 43
1976 "Lookin' Out for #1" Pop Singles 65
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Members
Billy Chapman · Blair Thornton · Brent Howard · Fred Turner · David Reimer · Garry Peterson · Jim Clench · John Cody · Marc LaFrance · Mick Dalla-Vee · Randy Bachman · Randy Murray · Robbie Bachman · Tim Bachman · Vince Ditrich
Studio albums
Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1973) · Bachman–Turner Overdrive II (1973) · Not Fragile (1974) · Four Wheel Drive (1975) · Head On (1975) · Freeways (1977) · Street Action (1978) · Rock n' Roll Nights (1979) · Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1984) · Trial by Fire: Greatest and Latest (1996)
Live albums
Compilation albums
Best of BTO (So Far) (1976) · You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (1983) · BTO's Greatest (1986) · The Anthology (1993) · Takin' Care of Business (1998) · Best of B.T.O. (Remastered Hits) (1998) · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive (2000) · The Very Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive (2001) · Bachman–Turner Overdrive Gold (2005)
Singles
"Blue Collar" (1973) · "Let It Ride" (1974) · "Takin' Care of Business" (1974) · "Roll On Down the Highway" (1974) · "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (1974) · "Hey You" (1975) · "Gimme Your Money Please" (1976) · "Take It Like a Man" (1976) · "Lookin' Out for Number 1" (1976) · "Down to the Line" (1976) · "My Wheels Won't Turn" (1977) · "Shotgun Rider" (1977) · "Down the Road" (1978) · "Jamaica" (1979) · "Heartaches" (1979) · "Service with a Smile" (1984) · "For the Weekend" (1984) · "The House of the Rising Sun" (1996)