Jump on It (Montrose album)

Jump on It is the fourth album by the California-based hard rock band Montrose.

Jump on It
Studio album by Montrose
Released	September 1976[1]
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	32:28
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Jack Douglas
Montrose chronology
Warner Bros. Presents (1975) Jump on It (1976) Mean (1987)
Ronnie Montrose chronology
Warner Bros. Presents (1975) Jump on It (1976) Open Fire (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.[3]

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Ronnie Montrose – guitars
• Bob James – vocals
• Denny Carmassi – drums
• Jim Alcivar – keyboards
• Randy Jo Hobbs – bass on "Let's Go", "Jump On It" and "Rich Man"
• Bob Alcivar – string arrangements

Production

• Produced by Jack Douglas
• Recorded & engineered by Jay Messina
• Additional recording & engineering by Rod O'Brien
• Cover Design and photography by Hipgnosis

References

1. "Montrose - Jump On It". Superseventies.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
2. "Jump on It - Montrose - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "Montrose". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

Other sources

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