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 outer album cover expanded into a 24x24 inch poster featuring all four members of 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.

Head On
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1975
Recorded1975
StudioRCA Studios, Toronto
GenreRock
Length42:28
LabelMercury
ProducerRandy Bachman
Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology
Four Wheel Drive
(1975)
Head On
(1975)
Best of B.T.O. (So Far)
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB−

The single "Take It Like a Man" reached #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 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, the jazzy "Lookin' Out for #1", did not crack the Top 40 on the U.S. pop charts, but reached #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart, receiving heavy airplay upon its release on both conventional rock and soft rock 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.

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