Ironhorse

Ironhorse was a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed by the former The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive member, Randy Bachman along with Tom Sparks (vocals, guitars), Chris Leighton (drums) and Ron Foos (bass).

They had a minor U.S. hit single in April 1979 with "Sweet Lui-Louise", which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Canada, the song peaked slightly higher at #26. Ironhorse released two albums on the Scotti Brothers label: 1979's Ironhorse and 1980's Everything is Grey. The second release had Frank Ludwig (ex-Trooper) replacing Sparks, and featured a minor Canadian hit single in "What's Your Hurry Darlin'", which peaked at #84.

Foos left to rejoin Paul Revere and the Raiders. In 1980, Ironhorse evolved into Union with the addition of Bachman's former BTO bandmate Fred Turner. Union put out one album On Strike on the CBS subsidiary Portrait Records.

Discography

Ironhorse Scotti Brothers (US, 1979)

1. One and Only (Randy Bachman) - 3:32
2. Sweet Lui-Louise (Randy Bachman) - 3:11
3. Jump Back In The Light (Randy Bachman) - 3:11
4. You Gotta Let Go (Randy Bachman) - 4:00
5. Tumbleweed (Randy Bachman) - 3:19
6. Stateline Blues [Tom Sparks) - 3:47
7. Watch Me Fly (Tom Sparks) - 3:41
8. Old Fashioned (Randy Bachman) - dedicated to Slowhand - 3:10
9. She's Got It (Tom Sparks) - 3:12
10. There Ain't No Cure (Randy Bachman) - 3:57

Personnel

• Randy Bachman - vocals, guitars
• Tom Sparks - vocals, guitars
• John Pierce - bass
• Mike Baird - drums

External links

• Allmusic.com Entry

See also

• List of bands from Canada
• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States