Four Wheel Drive (album)

Four Wheel Drive
Studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Released	May 1975
Genre	Hard rock
Length	33:32
Label	Mercury
Producer	Randy Bachman
Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology
Not Fragile (1974) Four Wheel Drive (1975) Head On (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

Four Wheel Drive is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It peaked at #1 in Canada on the RPM national albums chart on October 4 and again on October 18, 1975^[3][4] while hitting #5 on the U.S. Pop Albums chart. The most popular single from the album, "Hey You," was written by Randy Bachman. It reached #1 in Canada, holding the top position on the RPM national singles chart for two weeks in June, 1975,^[5][6] and #21 on the U.S. charts. Some reviews stated the song was directed at Bachman's former Guess Who band mate, Burton Cummings.^[7]

According to liner notes supplied with the BTO compilation CD The Anthology, Mercury records had wanted a quick follow-up to the highly successful Not Fragile album. Thus, Four-Wheel Drive was recorded in six days, much of it containing material that was left over from the Not Fragile sessions.^[8]

This album is currently in print.

Track listing

1. "Four Wheel Drive" (Bachman, Thornton) – 4:20 (Lead Vocal: Turner)
2. "She's a Devil" (Thornton, Turner) – 4:43 (Lead Vocal: Turner)
3. "Hey You" (Bachman) – 3:34 (Lead Vocal: Bachman)
4. "Flat Broke Love" (Turner) – 3:56 (Lead Vocal: Turner)
5. "She's Keepin' Time" (Bachman) – 4:09 (Lead Vocal: Bachman)
6. "Quick Change Artist" (Bachman, Turner) – 3:19 (Lead Vocal: Turner)
7. "Lowland Fling" (Bachman, Thornton) – 5:20 (Lead Vocal: Bachman)
8. "Don't Let the Blues Get You Down" (Turner) – 4:11 (Lead Vocal: Turner)

Personnel

• Randy Bachman – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Robbie Bachman – percussion, drums, background vocals
• Blair Thornton – guitar, background vocals, slide guitar
• C.F. Turner – bass, vocals

Production

• Producer: Randy Bachman
• Engineer: Mark Smith
• Mastering: Tom "Curly" Ruff
• Director: Bruce Allen
• Art direction: Jim Ladwig
• Design: Joe Kotleba
• Cover construction: Parvis Sadighian
• Art Design: Ryan Walsh, Alex Does
• Photography: John Brott, Tom Zamiar

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Canadian RPM Top Albums	2
1975	U.S. Pop Albums	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Hey You"	Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
1975	"Hey You"	U.S. Pop Singles	21

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Bachman-Turner Overdrive". Retrieved July 27, 2013.
3. "Library and Archives Canada url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4042a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=5pc8q9tgdri26dujjlok7ep2f0".
4. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4055a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=5pc8q9tgdri26dujjlok7ep2f0|title=Library and Archives Canada
5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
7. Heatley, Michael (May 2, 2014). "The Turbulent History of Bachman-Turner Overdrive". teamrock.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
8. LeBlanc, Larry. Liner notes from BTO: The Anthlology album