Jump on It (Montrose album) explained

Jump on It
Type:	studio
Artist:	Montrose
Cover:	Jump On It (Montrose album).jpg
Released:	September 1976^[1]
Genre:	Rock, hard rock
Length:	32:28
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Jack Douglas
Prev Title:	Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Mean
Next Year:	1987

Jump on It is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Montrose.

It is the second Montrose album to feature singer Bob James and keyboardist Jim Alcivar, and features bassist Randy Jo Hobbs on three songs. The remainder of the bass parts were supplied by Jim Alcivar via the keyboard and there was no bassist on the Jump on It tour. Jack Douglas produced the album.

Jump on It was the band's third highest-charting release, reaching No. 118 on the Billboard 200 in October 1976.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Let's Go" (Bob James, Ronnie Montrose, Jim Alcivar, Denny Carmassi) – 4:15
2. "What Are You Waitin' For?" (Dan Hartman) – 3:48
3. "Tuft-Sedge" (Montrose) – 2:50
4. "Music Man" (Montrose) – 4:16

Side two

1. "Jump on It" (James, Montrose, Alcivar, Carmassi) – 3:37
2. "Rich Man" (Hartman) – 4:24
3. "Crazy for You" (Montrose, Ilene "Chunky" Rappaport) – 3:26
4. "Merry-Go-Round" (Montrose) – 5:38

Personnel

Montrose

• Bob James – vocals
• Ronnie Montrose – guitars
• Jim Alcivar – keyboards, keybass
• Denny Carmassi – drums

Additional musicians

• Randy Jo Hobbs – bass on "Let's Go", "Jump On It" and "Rich Man"
• Bob Alcivar – string arrangements

Production

• Jack Douglas – producer
• Jay Messina – engineer
• Rod O'Brien – additional recording & engineering
• Hipgnosis – cover design and photography

Other sources

• Montrose; Jump On It liner notes; Warner Brothers Records 1976
• Ronnie Montrose; The Very Best of Montrose liner notes; Rhino Records 2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montrose - Jump On It . Superseventies.com . April 26, 2011.
2. Montrose. Billboard. 18 November 2017.