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Jump on It is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Montrose.
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| Released | September 1976[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 32:28 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Jack Douglas | |||
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| Ronnie Montrose chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Jump on It | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[4] |
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.[5]
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "Let's Go" (Bob James, Ronnie Montrose, Jim Alcivar, Denny Carmassi) – 4:15
- "What Are You Waitin' For?" (Dan Hartman) – 3:48
- "Tuft-Sedge" (Montrose) – 2:50
- "Music Man" (Montrose) – 4:16
- Side two
- "Jump on It" (James, Montrose, Alcivar, Carmassi) – 3:37
- "Rich Man" (Hartman) – 4:24
- "Crazy for You" (Montrose, Ilene "Chunky" Rappaport) – 3:26
- "Merry-Go-Round" (Montrose) – 5:38
Personnel
edit- 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
Charts
edit| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 118 |
References
edit- ^ "Montrose - Jump On It". Superseventies.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ "Great Rock discography". p. 559.
- ^ Szatmary, David. "Montrose - Jump on It review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 187–188. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ "Montrose". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Montrose Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
Other sources
edit- Montrose; Jump On It liner notes; Warner Brothers Records 1976
- Ronnie Montrose; The Very Best of Montrose liner notes; Rhino Records 2000
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