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Roll On down the Highway

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B-side
  
"Sledgehammer"

Recorded
  
1974

Length
  
3:56

Released
  
January 1975

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
Mercury

"Roll On down the Highway" is a song written by Fred Turner and Robbie Bachman, first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their 1974 album Not Fragile. The lead vocal is provided by Turner. Turner and Randy Bachman had originally been contracted by Ford to write a song for the automotive company's commercials, but Ford never picked up any of their compositions. Robbie later helped turn one of Fred's ideas into a Top 20 hit. "Roll On Down the Highway" peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 1, 1975. It reached #8 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles, and #4 on the Canadian RPM chart.

The song was the second of two singles issued from the Not Fragile LP, and was the follow-up to the group's greatest hit, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".

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