Jump on It (Montrose album)

Jump on It is the fourth studio album by American 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 Montrose! (1975) Jump on It (1976) Mean (1987)
Ronnie Montrose chronology
Warner Brothers Presents Montrose! (1975) Jump on It (1976) Open Fire (1978)
Singles from Jump on It
"Music Man" Released: September 1976 "Jump on It" Released: November 1976 (Japan) "Let's Go" Released: November 1976 (US)^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

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

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	118

References

1. "Montrose - Jump On It". Superseventies.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
2. "Great Rock discography". p. 559.
3. Szatmary, David. "Montrose - Jump on It review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
4. 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.
5. "Montrose". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
6. "Montrose Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

Other sources

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