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^[3][4] 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,^[5][6] and No. 21 on the U.S. charts. Some reviews stated the song was directed at Bachman's former Guess Who bandmate, Burton Cummings.^[7] "Quick Change Artist" was released as a single in Canada only, and reached No. 13 on the RPM chart.^[8]

Four Wheel Drive
Studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Released	May 1975
Studio	Sounds Interchange, Toronto, Canada
Genre	Rock
Length	33:32
Label	Mercury
Producer	Randy Bachman
Bachman–Turner Overdrive chronology
Not Fragile (1974) Four Wheel Drive (1975) Head On (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

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.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Four Wheel Drive"	Randy Bachman, Thornton	Turner	4:20
2.	"She's a Devil"	Thornton, Turner	Turner	4:43
3.	"Hey You"	Randy Bachman	Bachman	3:34
4.	"Flat Broke Love"	Turner	Turner	3:56
5.	"She's Keepin' Time"	Randy Bachman	Bachman	4:09
6.	"Quick Change Artist"	Randy Bachman, Turner	Turner	3:19
7.	"Lowland Fling"	Randy Bachman, Thornton	Bachman	5:20
8.	"Don't Let the Blues Get You Down"	Turner	Turner	4:11

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

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10]	10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11]	1
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[12]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	42
US Billboard 200[17]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.