Let It Ride (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

"Let It Ride" is a 1974 single by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, written by Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, with the latter providing lead vocals. It was first recorded for the 1973 album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The single peaked at #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 27, 1974^[1] and spent two weeks at #14 on the Cash Box Top 100.^[2] In Canada, the song reached #3.

The tune was inspired by a traffic jam. The band was in their tour bus, on a highway, and were boxed in by a couple of trucks. When the bus and the trucks reached a rest area, the musicians confronted the truck drivers, who responded by saying the band should take it easy and just let it ride.^[3]

The song was covered by Canadian rock band Big Sugar on their 1998 album, Heated. It was also covered by Canadian country music group Farmer's Daughter on their 1998 album This Is the Life. Their version was released as a single in 1999 and peaked at #30 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[4]

In 2015, Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus covered the song on their first EP Words of the Prophets.^[5]

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada RPM	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	23
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[6]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Rank
Canada	57

Uses in popular culture

The song appears in the 2006 film Invincible. It also appears in the 2013 film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as well as the 2003 film Radio starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris.

References

↑ "Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
↑
↑ Interview track on King Biscuit: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, King Biscuit Flower Hour Records
↑ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. September 13, 1999. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
↑ "Video: Kobra And The Lotus Covers Alannah Myles's 'Black Velvet' On 'Words Of The Prophets' Ep - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑

External links

, Let it Ride by Bachman-Turner Overdrive Songfacts

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)

Farmer's Daughter
Studio albums	Girls Will Be Girls Makin' Hay This Is the Life
Compilation albums	The Best of Farmer's Daughter
Notable singles	"Son of a Preacher Man" "Cornfields or Cadillacs" "Now That I'm On My Own" "You Said" "Blue Horizon" "Let It Ride" "Walkin' in the Sunshine"

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.