Vehicle is the debut studio album by the Ides of March, released in 1970. The single, "Vehicle", became the fastest selling single in Warner's history, after which the band was hustled into the studio to record a full album. Vehicle songs range through many genres including rock, pop, soul and folk.

Reception

In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic Mark Deming wrote "the band sounds tight, enthusiastic, and emphatic on all ten tracks" and that the album "documents this band's limitations as well as its strengths, but ultimately it's a good week's work, and shows the Ides of March had more up their sleeve than their only hit." Conversely, Robert Christgau called the album "Schlocky... more schlock than anyone needs."

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Peterik, except where noted.

Bonus tracks

<li>"Lead Me Home, Gently"</li> <li>"Superman"</li> <li>"Melody"</li> <li>"Vehicle" (single version)</li> <li>"High on a Hillside"</li> </ol>

Personnel

Production