Head On (Bachman–Turner Overdrive album)

Head On is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in December 1975. On the original vinyl release, the album came with a 24x24 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 released as a single in 1975 but not included on the vinyl nor the original Mercury CD release of Head On.

The single "Take It Like a Man" reached #33 on the US charts and received significant airplay at that time. It was the last of the band's six U.S Top 40 singles. 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 U.S. Top 40, but received heavy airplay upon its release on both conventional rock and soft rock FM stations.

"Away from Home" was also released as a single in the UK only, with "Down To The Line" on the B-side. It did not chart.^[1]

This album is currently in print.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	B−^[2]

Track listing

"Find Out About Love" – 4:40 (Randy Bachman)
"It's Over" – 3:18 (C.F. Turner, Blair Thornton)
"Average Man" – 4:00 (Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman)
"Woncha Take Me for a While" – 5:05 (Turner, Randy Bachman)
"Wild Spirit" – 2:59 (Turner, Thornton)
"Take It Like a Man" – 3:40 (Turner, Thornton)
"Lookin' Out for #1" – 5:20 (Randy Bachman)
"Away from Home" – 4:30 (Turner)
"Stay Alive" (Mono) – 4:12 (Randy Bachman)
"Down to the Line" (*) - 4:01 (Randy Bachman, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Vincent Furnier)

(*) Available only on the 2003 rerelease on CD and the 2013 Japanese Mini LP Remastered CD (as non-album single of 1975)

Personnel

Randy Bachman - vocals, guitar
C.F. Turner - vocals, bass guitar
Blair Thornton - guitar
Robbie Bachman - drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Down to the Line"

Additional

Little Richard - piano (Tracks 6 and 9)
Barry Keane - congas

Production

Producer: Randy Bachman
Engineer: Mark Smith

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	23

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Down to the Line"	Pop Singles	43
1976	"Take It Like a Man"	Pop Singles	33
1976	"Lookin' Out for #1"	Pop Singles	65

References

↑ "Discogs page".
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Bachman-Turner Overdrive". Retrieved July 27, 2013.

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	B.T.O. 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 B.T.O. (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) "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (1974) "Roll On down the Highway" (1975) "Hey You" (1975) "Down to the Line" (1975) "Take It Like a Man" (1976) "Lookin' Out for Number 1" (1976) "Gimme Your Money Please" (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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