Bachman-Turner overdrive

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Bachman-Turner overdrive
BTO 1991 live in Örebro, Sweden
BTO 1991 live in Örebro, Sweden
General information
Genre (s) skirt
founding 1970
Founding members
Randy Bachman
Vocals, guitar
Chad Allan
Robbie Bachman
CF "Fred" Turner
former members
Vocals, guitar
Tim Bachman
Vocals, guitar
Blair Thornton
Vocals, guitar
Jim Clench († 2010)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive , also known as BTO , is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg , who had a string of hits in the 1970s. Her most successful title is You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet from 1974.

Musically, BTO can be assigned to the early hard rock bands and in Germany also referred to as lumberjack rock. The group played catchy, melodic songs that were driven by incisive guitar riffs .

Band history

BTO emerged from the band "Brave Belt", which was founded in 1970 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan (of The Guess Who ) together with Robbie Bachman and CF "Fred" Turner . Keith Emerson from The Nice was originally supposed to participate, but he was canceled due to illness. After two moderately successful albums, Chad Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman , the third of the Bachman brothers. The band's name was changed to Bachman-Turner Overdrive based on a truck magazine . Her first album with this name was released in 1973.

The next album, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II , was a huge hit in the United States and Canada. It contained the hit Takin 'Care of Business , which was used in twelve films, among others.

Tim Bachman left the group to work as a producer and was replaced by Blair Thornton . The next album, Not Fragile , was released in 1974, it contained the number one hit You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet . The next albums were Four Wheel Drive and Head On , both from 1975.

After the release of the album Freeways (1977) Randy Bachman left the band, began a solo career and worked with the band Ironhorse . The remainder of BTO released other, not very successful albums and eventually broke up.

In the 1980s, two reunited bands went on tour, one under the name "Bachman-Turner Overdrive" (with Randy Bachman), the other as "BTO" (with Robbie Bachman). They made a guest appearance in the Simpsons episode A Horse for the Family . Randy Bachman and Fred Turner are now playing together again as the duo "Bachman & Turner". B. at the Sweden Rock Festival 2010.

Jim Clench died of lung cancer on November 3, 2010 in Montreal . After 1975 he had been bassist for the band for a while and played with April Wine before and after 1992 . In 2014, BTO was honored with the induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1973 Bachman-Turner overdrive - - - - US70
gold
gold

(68 weeks)US
First published: August 1973
1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive II DE34 (12 weeks)
DE
- - - US4th
gold
gold

(75 weeks)US
First published: January 1974
Chart entry in DE in March 1975
Not Fragile DE6 (28 weeks)
DE
AT8 (4 weeks)
AT
- UK12
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK
US1
gold
gold

(50 weeks)US
First published: August 1974
1975 As Brave Belt - - - - US180 (3 weeks)
US
Reissue of the album Brave Belt II (1972)
Four wheel drive DE19 (16 weeks)
DE
- - - US5
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: May 1975
1976 Head on - - - - US23
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
First published: December 1975
1977 Freeways - - - - US70 (9 weeks)
US
First published: March 1977
1978 Street action - - - - US130 (4 weeks)
US
First published: March 1978
as BTO
1979 Rock n 'Roll Nights - - - - US165 (4 weeks)
US
First published: March 1979
as BTO
1984 Bachman Turner Overdrive - - - - US191 (2 weeks)
US
First release: September 1984,
alternative album title: Hard and Fast

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

further studio albums

  • 1971: Brave Belt (as Brave Belt)
  • 1972: Brave Belt II (as Brave Belt)
  • 1996: Trial by Fire - Greatest & Latest
  • 1998: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents

Live albums

  • 1977: Japan Tour
  • 1986: Live! Live! Live!
  • 1986: The All Time Greatest Hits Live
  • 1994: Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Live
  • 2000: Live
  • 2007: Live

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1976 Best of BTO (So Far) - - - - US19th
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)US
First published: August 1976

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

more compilations

  • 1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  • 1979: BTO's Greatest
  • 1983: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
  • 1988: Night Riding
  • 1993: The Anthology
  • 1994: Roll On Down the Highway
  • 1996: The Very Best Of
  • 1998: Takin 'Care of Business
  • 2000: 20th Century Masters - The Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  • 2001: The Collection
  • 2001: Classic
  • 2001: The Very Best of Bachman Turner Overdrive
  • 2005: gold
  • 2006: Takin 'Care of Business
  • 2007: Color Collection
  • 2008: Star-Club presents: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  • 2008: The Definitive Collection
  • 2010: Icon
  • 2012: 40th Anniversary
  • 2013: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet: The Collection

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1973 Blue Collar
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- - - - US68 (6 weeks)
US
First published: August 1973
Author: Charles Fred Turner
1974 Let It Ride
Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
- - - - US23 (15 weeks)
US
First published: February 1974
Authors: Charles Fred Turner, Randy Bachman
Takin 'Care of Business
Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
- - - - US12 (20 weeks)
US
First published: May 1974
Author and vocals: Randy Bachman
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Not Fragile
DE1 (24 weeks)
DE
AT3 (20 weeks)
AT
CH5 (9 weeks)
CH
UK2
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
US1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First published: September 1974
Author: Randy Bachman
Free Wheelin '
Not Fragile
- - - -[US: ↑]
US B-side of You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Author: Blair Thornton
1975 Roll On Down the Highway
Not Fragile
DE18 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK22 (6 weeks)
UK
US14 (11 weeks)
US
First published: January 1975
Authors: Charles Fred Turner, Rob Bachman
Hey you
four wheel drive
DE9 (17 weeks)
DE
AT14 (4 weeks)
AT
- - US21 (12 weeks)
US
First published: May 1975
Author: Randy Bachman
Down to the Line
The Anthology
- - - - US43 (7 weeks)
US
First published: October 1975
Author and vocals: Randy Bachman
1976 Take It Like a Man
Head On
- - - - US33 (7 weeks)
US
First published: January 1976
Authors: Blair Thornton, Charles Fred Turner
Lookin 'Out for # 1
Head On
- - - - US65 (6 weeks)
US
First published: April 1976
Author: Randy Bachman
Gimme Your Money Please
Best of BTO (So Far)
- - - - US70 (5 weeks)
US
First published: September 1976
Author: Charles Fred Turner
1979 Heartaches
rock n 'roll nights
- - - - US60 (7 weeks)
US
First published: March 1979
Author: Charles Fred Turner

more singles

  • 1971: Rock and Roll Band (as Brave Belt)
  • 1971: Never Comin 'Home (as Brave Belt)
  • 1971: Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes (as Brave Belt)
  • 1972: Can You Feel It (as Brave Belt)
  • 1972: Dunrobin's Gone (as Brave Belt)
  • 1973: Stayed Awake All Night
  • 1973: Hold Back the Water
  • 1973: Gimme Your Money Please
  • 1975: Find Out About Love
  • 1976: Away from Home
  • 1977: Shotgun Rider
  • 1977: Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely)
  • 1977: My Wheels Won't Turn
  • 1977: Down, Down
  • 1977: Easy Groove
  • 1978: Down the Road
  • 1979: Jamaica
  • 1984: For the Weekend
  • 1984: My Sugaree

Individual evidence

  1. Jim Clench - You Should Feel Like Celebrating November 3, 2010. In: theresaallore.com. November 3, 2010, accessed September 14, 2016 .
  2. ^ Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Canadian Music Hall of Fame , accessed August 6, 2017 .
  3. a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
  4. a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  5. a b c gold / platinum databases: DE AT CH UK US

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