On To Victory features Steve Marriott and original Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, with the talented Bobby Tench from the Jeff Beck group providing additional guitar and vocals, and local New York musician Anthony Jones on bass.
Legend has it that a Friday meeting with Aerosmith Management Steve Leber and David Krebs resulted in a challenge to go write a hit single over the weekend so that it could be recorded Monday morning. This resulted in the album opener Fool For A Pretty Face, which belongs in the top echelon of anything Steve ever did. It got the reformed band plenty of airplay, particularly in the New York area. It would also feature in Steves solo gigs for the rest of his life.
The rest of the album is strong mainly riff based rock, self penned with a few soul covers thrown in. Infatuation is a stand-out in classic Humble Pie form, as is Otis Reddings My Lovers Prayer and Allen Toussaint / Aaron Nevilles Over You
As expected, the main draw is Steve Marriotts vocals. The man may have been past his peak but he could hold an audience like no other.
Side A
1. Fool For A Pretty Face
2. You Soppy Pratt
3. Infatuation
4. Take It From Here
5. Savin' It
Side B
6. Baby Don't You Do It
7. Get It In The End
8. My Lover's Prayer
9. Further Down The Road
10. Over You