Street Action

Studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Released

February 1978

Genre

Rock

Length

40:00

Label

Mercury

Producer

BTO

Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology

Freeways
(1977)

Street Action
(1978)

Rock n' Roll Nights
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Street Action is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO), released in 1978, (see 1978 in music). It was the first BTO album released after the 1977 departure of co-founder Randy Bachman, and had a distinctively heavier sound than the previous two BTO studio albums (Head On and Freeways). This was pointed out in a Mark After Dark interview with BTO drummer Robbie Bachman:

Mark: "The two albums that followed Randy's departure ... I always thought these albums were underrated and really excellent. Both of those albums had a heavier approach. Were you aiming those albums at a younger and more Heavy Metal oriented audience?"

Robbie: "We were aiming at our old BTO audience! They might sound different, because Randy kept putting his pop stuff on us. When those two albums with Jim Clench came out, that was always the direction that we wanted to go in. If you look at the Blair Thornton, Robin Bachman and Fred Turner songs on the [earlier] BTO albums, that's the same sound."^[2]

This album is no longer in print, but was released on CD in 1990.

Track listing

(All songs by Clench, Thornton, Turner and Robbie Bachman)

"I'm in Love" – 3:52
"Down the Road" – 4:03
"Takes a Lot of People" – 4:06
"A Long Time for a Little While" – 3:52
"Street Action" – 4:16
"For Love" – 4:39
"Madison Avenue" – 6:01
"You're Gonna Miss Me" – 4:07
"The World Is Waiting for a Love Song" – 5:04

Personnel

Robbie Bachman - percussion, drums
Jim Clench - bass, electric bass, vocals
Blair Thornton - lead guitar, electric guitar
C.F. Turner - guitar, electric guitar, vocals

Production

Engineer: Rolf Henneman
Assistant engineer: Jeff Tolman
Art direction: James OMara
Photography: James OMara

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	130

References

Bachman–Turner Overdrive

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	BTO Live – Japan Tour (1977) Live Live Live (1986) Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive Live (1994) Motorcity Detroit USA Live (1997) King Biscuit Flower Hour: Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1998)

Compilation albums	Best of BTO (So Far) (1976) You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (album) (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) "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (1974) "Roll On Down the Highway" (1975) "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)

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