36 All-Time Greatest Hits
Bachman–Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group… Read Full Bio ↴Bachman–Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba that's best known for its series of five Top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Overall, the band has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide. Many of their songs, including "Let It Ride", "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", "Takin' Care of Business", "Hey You" and "Roll On Down the Highway", still receive play on classic rock radio stations. BTO fans are affectionately known as "gearheads" (derived from the band's gear-shaped logo).

The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, which was formed in 1970 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan (both of The Guess Who), Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner. An original form of the group included musician Keith Emerson of The Nice (and later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer), but he was dropped due to illness. After two moderately successful Brave Belt albums came out, Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman, the third of the Bachman brothers, and the band changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada as stated before, BTO released their first album under that name in the spring of 1973. Their second album was Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, and it became a massive hit in the US and their native Canada. It also yielded their best-remembered single, "Takin' Care of Business" written by Randy Bachman. BTO were one of the early hard rock bands which opted for songs backed by catchy melodies and powerful riffing. The band also promoted a strait-laced lifestyle due to the Mormon religious beliefs of Randy Bachman.

Tim Bachman left because of limited performance skills and personal lifestyle issues, and was replaced by Blair Thornton. The first album with the modified lineup, 1974's Not Fragile became a hit, including the #1 single "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". The band continued to steadily produce successful albums through the mid-1970s including Four Wheel Drive and Head On (both 1975).

After the release of Freeways in 1977, Randy Bachman left the group for a solo career and another band, Ironhorse. Randy was replaced by Jim Clench, formerly of April Wine, and BTO released a pair of albums before breaking up in 1979. They reunited in 1983, leading to a lawsuit between the brothers, as one group, led by Randy, toured as Bachman-Turner Overdrive and another, led by Robbie, toured as BTO (Robbie Bachman, Fred Turner, Blair Thornton, and Randy Murray). Interestingly enough, in 1984 the line up for Bachman-Turner's first studio LP in 5 years consisted of Randy and Tim Bachman, Fred Turner and Garry Peterson on drums. In 1986 they were the opening band for the newly reformed Van Halen. By that time Fred Turner had left the band, probably to join the "other" BTO. Robbie Bachman's BTO toured and performed until early 2005.

Musicians Randy Bachman and Fred Turner reunited in 2010 for a tour and collaboration on new songs. In 2010, they notably played the half-time show at the Grey Cup in Edmonton, AB.

Website: http://www.bachmanandturner.com/
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36 All-Time Greatest Hits
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Lyrics


Blown I used to smoke my brains out Fly through the sky I…
Blue Collar Walk your street And I'll walk mine And should we meet Would…
Blue Moanin' Blue moanin', go down so good You do your livin' And it's…
Can We All Come Together Can We All Come Together You are what you are I am…
Down Down I've made up my mind I've got to get out in…
Easy Groove When you feel like dancin' But you're all shook out We have…
Flat Broke Love Pardon my life, pardon my song I hope you're not nervous,…
Four Wheel Drive Why can't you do something right? Your name is all over…
Free Wheelin' [Blair Thornton] --- Instrumental ---…
Freeways Drivin' in a beat up car The highway is long but…
Gimme Your Money Please I was walking on down the alley When a face I've…
Give It Time You can see 'em, the things that you want But you…
Givin' It All Away You took my heart And you went away We said goodbye And we'r…
Heartaches Look at me, I was just a man who was…
Hey You Hey you, you say you want to change the world It's…
I Don't Have To Hide Black witches sing their verses Of charms, hexes and curses …
Jamaica When will these dark clouds disappear from view When will th…
Let It Ride Goodbye, hard life Don't cry, would you let it ride? Good by…
Looking Out for No. 1 Every day is an endless train You've got to ride it…
Not Fragile Comin' to you cross country Hoping boogie's still allowed Yo…
Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song It's a hurried up life But that's the life I chose No…
Roll On Down The Highway We rented a truck and a semi to go Travel…
Second Hand No reason to get excited But I feel a change blowin'…
Sledgehammer For days I have tried to forget you And not care…
Stayed Awake All Night In the cool, cool, cool of the morning That's when…
Stonegates I was raised, born and bred in a praire town When…
Street Action Long legs Sally's got a million moves She broke their hearts…
Take It Like A Man Only three stops to make in Alabama Everyone a one night…
Takin' Care Of Business They get up every morning from their alarm clock's warning T…
Thank You for the Feelin' Thank you for the feelin' But I think I've had…
Tramp Tramp Have you got a quarter for me Tramp I'll even take a…
Welcome Home I get up early in the morning And rush to catch…
Wild Spirit I'm a wild spirit and I've always been this free Lovin'…
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet I met a devil woman She took my heart away She said,…


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