''Bachman–Turner Overdrive'' is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1973. It was originally to be titled ''Brave Belt III'', following the ''Brave Belt II'' album, made by the previous line-up of the group, called Brave Belt. The album did not produce a true hit single ("Blue Collar" reached #68 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts and #21 in Canada), but it was certified "Gold" by the RIAA in 1974, largely pulled up by strong sales of Bachman–Turner Overdrive's next two albums ('' Bachman–Turner Overdrive II'' and '' Not Fragile''). "Gimme Your Money Please" and "Little Gandy Dancer" were released on a double A-side single in Canada only. After the release of ''Bachman–Turner Overdrive II'', this first album was often referred to as "BTO 1".

Critical reception

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'' described "Gimme Your Money Please" as "a hard hitting rocker."

Track listing

All lead vocals by Fred Turner, except where indicated. * *Album liner notes credited the songwriting of "Down and Out Man" to Tim Bachman and R.B. Charles. The latter name was later to revealed to just be a rearrangement of Randolph Charles Bachman (Randy).

Personnel

Randy Bachman Randolph Charles Bachman ( ; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was the writer and singer of several hit rock songs, ...

- lead guitar, backing and co-lead vocals (5, 7) *

Tim Bachman Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023) was a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). Bachman was one of the four founding members of BTO together ...

- rhythm guitar, backing, lead (6) and co-lead vocals (5) * C.F. Turner - bass, lead (1–4, 7, 8) and backing vocals * Robbie Bachman - drums, percussion with * Barry Keane -

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s * Will MacCalder - piano * Garry Peterson - percussion, drums, background vocals Production *Producers: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Randy Bachman *Engineers: Dave Slagter, Mark Smith *Mastering: Tom "Curly" Ruff *Technician: Allan Moy *Design: Robbie Bachman *Art direction: Jim Ladwig *Photography: Ed Caraeff *Booklet design: Joe Kotleba *Cover sculpture: Parviz Sadighian *Photography: Tom Zamiar

Songs covered by other artists

A version of "Stayed Awake All Night" was released by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus on their 1983 album '' Headhunter''.

Charts

Certifications

References

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