Roll On down the Highway

"Roll On down the Highway"
7" single cover
Single by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
from the album Not Fragile
B-side "Sledgehammer"
Released January 1975
Recorded 1974
Genre Rock
Length 3:56
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Fred Turner, Robbie Bachman
Bachman–Turner Overdrive singles chronology
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'"
(1974)		 "Roll On down the Highway"
(1975)		 "Hey You"
(1975)

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'"
(1974)		 "Roll on Down the Highway"
(1975)		 "Hey You"
(1975)

"Roll On down the Highway" is a song written by Fred Turner and Robbie Bachman, first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their 1974 album Not Fragile. The lead vocal is provided by Turner. Turner and Randy Bachman had originally been contracted by Ford to write a song for the automotive company's commercials, but Ford never picked up any of their compositions.[1] Robbie Bachman later helped turn one of Fred's ideas into a Top 20 hit. "Roll on Down the Highway" peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 1, 1975.[2] It reached #8 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles, and #4 on the Canadian RPM chart, and gave the band their second — and final — hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #22 in the UK Singles Chart[3].

The song was the second of two singles issued from the Not Fragile LP, and was the follow-up to the group's greatest hit, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ "ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY by BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE". songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. ↑ "Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15176/bachman-turner-overdrive/ OFFICIAL U.K. SINGLES CHART ENTRIES - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE
  4. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, March 8, 1975
  7. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15176/bachman-turner-overdrive/ OFFICIAL U.K. SINGLES CHART ENTRIES - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.