Take_It_Like_a_Man_(Bachman–Turner_Overdrive_song)

Take It Like a Man (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

Take It Like a Man (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

1976 single by Bachman–Turner Overdrive

"Take It Like a Man" is a 1975 song written by Fred Turner and Blair Thornton, and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their December, 1975 album Head On. The lead vocal is provided by Turner. Released in January 1976, it was the first and more successful of two singles issued from the LP, the second being the jazzy "Lookin' Out for #1", which missed the U.S. Top 40 but gained some airplay on soft rock stations. "Take It Like a Man" was the sixth and last single by BTO to reach the Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 33 on March 13, 1976.[2] On the Canadian RPM charts, it reached the No. 24 position.

Quick Facts Single by Bachman–Turner Overdrive, from the album Head On ...

Background

"Take It Like a Man" is a blues-rock song that features a prominent piano accompaniment played by pioneering rocker Little Richard, including a piano solo that closes the song. Just before the solo starts, Fred Turner can be heard shouting, “Play it, Richard!" Little Richard also played piano on the Head On song “Stay Alive”, which was not released as a single.[3]

Reception

Cash Box said it's "an excellent tune, and with a fat rhythm section" and with "some great rifting from the guitars, a soulful vocal, and a little rag-rock piano."[4] Record World said that "this tune stands up to the best [the band has] done."[5]

Charts

More information Chart (1976), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Ogg, Alex (2003). "Bachman-Turner Overdrive". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  2. [2]
    "Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Take It Like a Man by Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 14, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. [5]
    "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-08.


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