Not Fragile

Not Fragile
Studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Released August 1974
Recorded 1974
Genre Rock
Length 36:14
Label Mercury
Producer Randy Bachman
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Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology
Bachman–Turner Overdrive II
(1973)		 Not Fragile
(1974)		 Four Wheel Drive
(1975)

Not Fragile is the third album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music). The title could be thought of as a response to Yes' Fragile. Some feel that the group achieved a more original sound in this album; it has been described as a cross between Mountain and early ZZ Top. The arrival of Blair Thornton (replacing Tim Bachman) gave the band a true second lead guitar to pair with Randy Bachman, and dual-guitar solos are prominent features on many Not Fragile tracks. It proved to be the group's most popular album (not counting compilations), and is the only BTO album to have reached #1 on the US Pop Album charts. "Roll On Down The Highway" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" were hit singles, with the latter hitting #1 on the singles charts in November, 1974. Other cuts had significant airplay on FM rock radio.

Track listing

  1. "Not Fragile" (Turner) – 4:06 (Lead Vocals: Turner)
  2. "Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song" (Randy Bachman) – 5:00 (Lead Vocals: Randy Bachman)
  3. "Roll On Down The Highway" (Turner, Rob Bachman) – 3:58 (Lead Vocals: Turner)
  4. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (Randy Bachman) – 3:54 (Lead Vocals: Randy Bachman)
  5. "Free Wheelin'" (Thornton) – 3:45 (instrumental; early pressings of the album listed this track as "Dedicated to Duane")
  6. "Sledgehammer" (Randy Bachman) – 4:34 (Lead Vocals: Randy Bachman and Turner)
  7. "Blue Moanin'" (Turner) – 3:44 (Lead Vocals: Turner)
  8. "Second Hand" (Randy Bachman) – 3:24 (Lead Vocals: Randy Bachman)
  9. "Givin' It All Away" (Thornton) – 3:49 (Lead Vocals: Randy Bachman and Turner)

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 1 RPM Canada 1
Preceded by
If You Love Me, Let Me Know by Olivia Newton-John		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 19–25, 1974		 Succeeded by
Can't Get Enough by Barry White

Singles

Year Single Chart Position Chart Position
1974 "Roll on Down the Highway" Pop Singles 14 RPM Canada 4
1974 "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Pop Singles 1 RPM Canada 1
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)