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Bachman-Turner Overdrive: BTO's Greatest

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Artist: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Title: BTO's Greatest
Released: 1981
Label: Mercury Records
Time: 54:42
Producer(s): Randy Bachman, Jim Vallance
Appears with:
Category: Pop/Rock
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  1985.03.14
Price in €: 10,83
Web address: www.bachmanandturner.com











 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Lookin' out for No. 1 (Randy Bachman) - 5:20
[2] Roll on Down the Highway (Robin Bachman/Charles Fred Turner) - 3:55
[3] Hey You (Randy Bachman) - 3:34
[4] Freeways (Randy Bachman) - 4:56
[5] Takin' Care of Business (Randy Bachman) - 4:52
[6] Down Down (Randy Bachman) - 4:20
[7] You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Randy Bachman) - 3:38
[8] Let It Ride (Robin Bachman/Charles Fred Turner) - 4:28
[9] Flat Broke Love (Charles Fred Turner) - 3:57
[10] Can We All Come Together (Randy Bachman) - 5:50
[11] Rock and Roll Nights (Jim Clench) - 5:19
[12] Jamaica (Jim Vallance) - 4:09

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


1978 - 1980:
CHARLES FRED TURNER - Guitar and Lead Vocals
ROBIN BACHMAN - Drums and Percussion
BLAIR THORNTON - Guitar, Vocals
JIM CLENCH - Bass, Vocals

1974 - 1977:
RANDY BACHMAN - Guitar and Lead Vocals, Producer
CHARLES FRED TURNER - Bass and Lead Vocals
ROBIN BACHMAN - Drums and Percussion
BLAIR THORNTON - Guitar, Vocals

1972 - 1974:
RANDY BACHMAN - Guitar and Lead Vocals, Producer
CHARLES FRED TURNER - Bass and Lead Vocals
TIM BACHMAN - Guitar, Vocals
ROBIN BACHMAN - Drums and Percussion

JIM VALLANCE - Producer

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


Greatest hits from 1975 - 1979.



"..the consummate Canadian rockers, and, in the early 70s, their country's prime rock export...it is easy to underestimate BTO's achievement, a commercial evocation of the North American working class predating Springsteen and Mellencamp."

Q Magazine, 6/91 3 Stars - Good



All the essential hits are here on this good-sounding set. The lack of liner notes keeps this from being an informative place to start, but if you are looking for just the music, the high points are here.

Rick Clark, All-Music Guide
 

 L y r i c s


LOOKIN' OUT FOR NO. 1

Ev'ry day is an endless train, you got to ride it to the end of the line,
be a troubleshooter, blow the bad luck away,
and you will make it to your station on time.
And you'll find out ev'ry trick in the book
and that there's only way to get things done;
you'll find out the only way to the top is lookin' out for number one,
I mean you, keep looking out for number one.

Ev'ry night is a different game, we gotta work for our fortune and fame,
success is a ladder, take a step at a time,
and the people will remember you name.
Yes, I found out all the tricks of the trade,
and that there's only one way you're gonna get things done;
I found out the only way to the top is lookin' out for number one,
and that's me, I'm looking out for number one.

Solo

Ev'ry day is an endless train, but I ride it to end of the line,
I'm a real troubleshooter, and I blow it away,
no one's gonna get what's mine,
I found out ev'ry trick in the book
and that there's only way to get things done;
I found out the only way to the top is lookin' out for number one,
I mean you, keep looking out for number one.
And that's us; keep lookin' out for number one,
that's me; I'm looking out for number one.


ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY

We rented a truck and a semi to go
Travel down the long and winding road
Look on the map I think we've been here before,
Close the doors let's roll once more.

Cop on the corner, look he's startin' to write
I don't need no ticket so I screamed out of sight,
Drove so fast that my eyes can't see,
Look in the mirror is he still followin' me?

Let it roll down the highway
Let it roll down the highway,
Roll, roll.

Look at the sign, we're in the wrong place
Come on boys, let's get ready to race
454 coming over the hill
The man on patrol, is going to give us a bill.

The time's real short, you know the distance is long
I'd rather have a jet but it's not in the song
Climb back in the cab, cross your fingers for luck
We gotta keep movie' if we're going to make a buck.

Let it roll down the highway, . . .


HEY YOU

Hey you, you say you wanna change the world
It's alright, with me there's no regret
It's my turn, the circle game has brought me here
And I won't let down 'till every song is set

You realize now
You should have tried now, oooh
The music's gone now
You lost it somehow
Hey you, sha lalala
Hey you, sha lalala
Wooo, sha la la
Wooo, sha la la

Hey you, you say the race is much too fast
It's okay, with me I'm keeping pace
It's my game, the music is inside my head
For every one on top there's one who can't retrace

You realize now
You should have tried now, oooh ooh
The music's gone now, you'll find out
You lost it somehow
Hey you, sha lalala
Hey you, sha lalala
Wooo, sha la la la
Wooo, sha la la la

You realize now oooh
You could have died now, oooh
The music's gone now
You lost it somehow
Hey you, hey you, sha lalala
Hey you, sha lalala
Wooo, sha la la
Wooo, sha la la

Sha lalala, hey you, hey you, hey you
Sha lalala, ba-ba-ba-baby's stupid (?)
Sha lalala, no time, no time left, no time
Sha lalala, don't let me down, don't let me down

(music and singing fades out)


FREEWAYS

Drivin' in a beat up car
The highway is long but we've come so far
Two thousand miles from home
We got to find someplace that we can belong

But, we know, the freeways in life are all pointing us home
Don't you know, nothing in this life could mean anymore
Freeways, freeways

Headin' out into the sun
We've been to the stars, and we've only begun
Nothin's gonna change our mind
There's songs to be sung, but we've left them behind


TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS

[1 phrase guitar alone]

[3 phrase band]

They get up every morning from their long clock's warning
Take the eight fifteen into the city
There's a whistle up above and people push and people shoving
and the girl's who try to look pretty
and if your train's on time you can get to work by nine
and start to sleep and talk to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day

and I've been (taking care of business) every day[<


DOWN DOWN

When the mornin' comes
You'll know by my shoes I've been out walking

If I don't return
You'll know I've found something to believe in, to believe in

Waiting for the sun
My heart will surely break if it starts raining

It's the oasis I seek
'Cause the sand of the desert makes me thirsty, makes me thirsty

Down, down we all go down
'Round, 'round we all go 'round
Down, down we all go down
We all go down-down-down-down

If I learn to fly
You know I'll go places never been before

If I reach a star
You know I will dwell on it forever, forever

There are mysteries
My children have rhymes with hidden meanings

If I learn the truth
I'm sure that the end will leave me crying, leave me crying


YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET

I met a devil woman, she took my heart away
She said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way
I think that any love is good lovin'
And so I took what I could get, mmm
Oooh, oooh, she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something that you never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet

And now I'm feelin' better, 'cause I found out for sure
She took me to her doctor and he told me of a cure
He said that any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
Oooh, and she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something that you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
You need educated

[break]

Any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
And then, and then, and then she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something, here's something, mama, you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nu-nu-nu-nothin' yet
You ain't been around

You ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, Baby, Baby
You ain't seen nothin' yet


LET IT RIDE

Goodbye, I lied, don't cry, would you let it ride.
Goodbye, I lied, don't cry, would you let it ride.

You can't see the morning, but I can see the light (try, try, try to let it ride)
While you been out running, I've been waiting half the night - (try, try, try to let it ride)
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.

See my life is not complete, I never see you smile (try, try, try to let it ride)
Baby you want the forgiving kind and that's just not my style. - (try, try, try to let it ride)
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.

Solo

I've been doing things worthwhile and you've been booking time - (try, try, try to let it ride)
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.
And would you cry if I told you that I lied, or would you say goodbye or would you let it ride.
Would you let it ride, would you let it ride, would you let it ride, would you let it ride.

(try, try, try to let it ride) - (try, try, try to let it ride)
(try, try, try to let it ride) - (try, try, try to let it ride)
(try, try, try to let it ride) - (try, try, try to let it ride)
(try, try, try to let it ride) - (try, try, try to let it ride)
(try, try, try to let it ride)
Would you let it ride, would you let it ride, would you let it ride, would you let it ride.


FLAT BROKE LOVE

Pardon my life, pardon my song,
I hope you're not nervous, I'm not gonna stay long.
The one installment I've made on your heart,
is not enough to cover what we're willing to start.
I'm a flat broke love, Lord, I'm a flat broke love.

I'm up or I'm down, never constant or sound,
empty my pockets full of rain.
The friends that I've loved never feel I've been there,
I've never left a grateful one.
'Cause I'm a flat broke love, well, I'm a flat broke love.
Yeah, I'm a flat broke love, baby, I'm a flat broke love.

Solo
'Cause I'm a flat broke love, well, I'm a flat broke love.
Yeah, I'm a flat broke love, baby, I'm a flat broke love.

I'll state you this claim, you've all played the game,
you've all upset somebody's carts.
I think you forgot, love means more than one heart,
without it, it can't hold a true flame.
'Cause I'm a flat broke love, well, I'm a flat broke love.
Yeah, I'm a flat broke love, baby, I'm a flat broke love.


CAN WE ALL COME TOGETHER

You are what you are
I am what I am
Can we all come together
With some kind of plan
I want you to laugh
But you want me to cry
Can we all come together
Hey, why don't we try

Can we all come together
Can we reach across the sea
There are worlds in between us
The sky is all we see
So let's all come together
Let's all come together

Why do we like different things
And we live different ways
Can we come together
For happier days
I want you to smile
But you let me down
Can we come together
Let's do it right now

I see you live for the sun
I live for the rain
Can we come together
Can we be the same
I want to settle down
But you want to run
Can we come together
Can we be like one


ROCK AND ROLL NIGHTS

I tried, you've got to realize
The way I'm torn apart inside
They're calling me now
I've changed, there's something rearranged
Sounds so sweet, I can't explain
Calling me now

Rockin' all day and rollin' all night
Smile for the ladies, make it nice
I may go crazy but I'll be alright
It's those rock and roll nights
Rock and roll nights, rock and roll nights

Life's so long and get's so tough
For you play the game but it ain't enough
Really don't give a damn if you survive
Lot of love or lot of luck
Don't you shine on me, I've had enough
Only rock and roll can keep this boy alive

Chorus

Chorus

Rock and roll nights
Feelin' alright
Rock and roll nights
Feelin' alright
Oh oh oh
Rock and roll nights
Feelin' alright
Rock and roll nights
Rock and roll nights
Rock and roll nights


JAMAICA

When will these dark clouds disappear from view
When will the sun begin to shine
When will I once again be near to you
When will I know for sure you're mine

Dreaming of those Jamaican nights
Longing to hold you
Jamaica take me away
Take me away with you
Jamaica, I'm wasting away
Take me away with you
Jamaica take me away
Take me away with you
Jamaica, I'm wasting away
Take me away with you

When will these dark days disappear again
When will I finally see the light
How long must I wait
To have you here my friend
I want to be with you tonight

Dreaming of those Jamaican nights
Longing to hold you
(Repeat rest of the chorus til end)

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