Four Wheel Drive (album)

Four Wheel Drive is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national albums chart on October 4 and again on October 18, 1975 while hitting No. 5 on the U.S. Pop Albums chart. The most popular single from the album, "Hey You," was written by Randy Bachman. It reached No. 1 in Canada, holding the top position on the RPM national singles chart for two weeks in June, 1975, and No. 21 on the U.S. charts. Some reviews stated the song was directed at Bachman's former Guess Who bandmate, Burton Cummings. "Quick Change Artist" was released as a single in Canada only, and reached No. 13 on the RPM chart.

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.

Personnel

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