| Four Wheel Drive | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bachman–Turner Overdrive |
| Cover: | Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Four Wheel Drive.jpg |
| Released: | May 1975 |
| Studio: | Sounds Interchange, Toronto, Canada |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 33:32 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Randy Bachman |
| Prev Title: | Not Fragile |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Head On |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
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[1] [2] 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,[3] [4] and No. 21 on the U.S. charts. Some reviews stated the song was directed at Bachman's former Guess Who bandmate, Burton Cummings.[5] "Quick Change Artist" was released as a single in Canada only, and reached No. 13 on the RPM chart.[6]
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.[7]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 10 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] | 23 |