Ironhorse - Everything Is Grey (1980)

Ironhorse was a Canadian 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". 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'". Pressure from the label to come up with a more main-stream album led to Sparks being replaced with vocalist Frank Ludwig. Released in the summer of 1980, “Everything is Grey” featured new bassist Ron Foos as well. The album is rock and roll for the easy listening set. Highlights include “Try A Little Harder”, “Only Way To Fly” and the title track which all held their own. The album was a fitting epitaphe for the band, with nothing seemingly going right. Problems with management and the label’s financial woes were affecting the band on the air and onstage, plus the changing musical landscape in general spelled the end of Ironhorse.

Track listing

01.  What's Your Hurry Darlin'  (Randy Bachman, Carl Wilson)  - 4:28
02.  Everything is Grey  (Randy Bachman)  - 4:09
03.  Symphony  (Randy Bachman, Tom Sparks)  - 3:24
04.  Only Way To Fly  (Frank Ludwig)  - 3:56
05.  Try A Little Harde r (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig)  - 3:30
06.  I'm Hurtin' Inside  (Randy Bachman)  - 3:59
07.  Playin' That Same Old Song  (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig)  - 3:50
08.  Railroad Love  (Randy Bachman)  - 3:40
09.  Somewhere, Sometime  (Randy Bachman, Frank Ludwig)  - 3:55
10.  Keep Your Motor Running  (Randy Bachman)  - 3:44

Release:  1980
Label:  Scotti Bros. Records
Genre:  Rock
Length:  38:51
Producer:  Scotti Brothers

Personnel
Frank Ludwig - lead vocals, keyboards
Randy Bachman - vocals, guitars
Ron Foos - bass
Chris Leighton - drums