Ironhorse

Ironhorse was a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, formed by Randy Bachman, the former The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive guitarist and singer. The initial incarnation of the band also included Tom Sparks (vocals, guitars), John Pierce (bass) and Mike Baird (drums).

This line-up of Ironhorse released 1979's Ironhorse album on the Scotti Brothers label, and had a minor U.S. hit single in April 1979 with "Sweet Lui-Louise", which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Canada, the song peaked slightly higher at #26. The same track reached #60 in the UK Singles Chart.

Ironhorse then had an almost complete line-up change, retaining only Bachman. The second incarnation of Ironhorse consisted of Bachman (guitars, vocals), Frank Ludwig (lead vocals, guitars), Ron Foos (bass), and Chris Leighton (drums). This line-up issued 1980's Everything is Grey, also on Scotti Brothers Records. One of its singles, "What's Your Hurry Darlin'," peaked at #84 in Canada. In the U.S., the song peaked at #89 in May 1980.

Foos then left the group to rejoin Paul Revere and the Raiders. In 1980, Ironhorse disbanded, with the remaining members (Bachman/Leighton/Ludwig) forming Union with Bachman's former Bachman-Turner Overdrive band-mate Fred Turner. Union put out one album On Strike on the CBS subsidiary Portrait Records, and had a minor hit with the track "Mainstreet U.S.A."

As of May 2013, Randy Bachman has been able to secure the rights to the two Ironhorse albums.

Track listing

 * 1) "One and Only" (Randy Bachman) - 3:32
 * 2) "Sweet Lui-Louise" (Randy Bachman) - 3:11
 * 3) "Jump Back In The Light" (Randy Bachman) - 3:11
 * 4) "You Gotta Let Go" (Randy Bachman) - 4:00
 * 5) "Tumbleweed" (Randy Bachman) - 3:19
 * 6) "Stateline Blues" (Tom Sparks) - 3:47
 * 7) "Watch Me Fly" (Tom Sparks) - 3:41
 * 8) "Old Fashioned" (Randy Bachman) - dedicated to Slowhand - 3:10
 * 9) "She's Got It" (Tom Sparks) - 3:12
 * 10) "There Ain't No Cure" (Randy Bachman) - 3:57

Personnel

 * Randy Bachman - vocals, guitars
 * Tom Sparks - vocals, guitars
 * John Pierce - bass
 * Mike Baird - drums

Track listing

 * 1) "What's Your Hurry Darlin'" (Randy Bachman, Carl Wilson) - 4:28
 * 2) "Everything Is Grey" (Randy Bachman) - 4:09
 * 3) "Symphony" (Randy Bachman, Tom Sparks) - 3:24
 * 4) "Only Way To Fly" (Frank Ludwig) - 3:56
 * 5) "Try A Little Harder" (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig) - 3:30
 * 6) "I'm Hurtin' Inside" (Randy Bachman) - 3:59
 * 7) "Playin' That Same Old Song" (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig) - 3:50
 * 8) "Railroad Love" (Randy Bachman) - 3:40
 * 9) "Somewhere, Sometime" (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig) - 3:55
 * 10) "Keep Your Motor Running" (Randy Bachman) - 3:44

Personnel
with:
 * Frank Ludwig - lead vocals, keyboards
 * Randy Bachman - vocals, guitars
 * Ron Foos - bass
 * Chris Leighton - drums
 * Tom Sparks - backup vocals and guitar