Rockin' All Over the World (album)

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Rockin' All Over The World
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	November 1977
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	45:19
Producer	Pip Williams
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Review
Status Quo chronology
Live! (1977) Rockin' All Over the World (1977) If You Can't Stand the Heat (1978)

Rockin' All Over the World is a 1977 rock album by the British band Status Quo, featuring twelve tracks. The title track, originally written and recorded by John Fogerty, was released by Quo as a single in September 1977, reaching a peak position of No. 3, and remains their best-known and best-selling single to date. Two other tracks, "Dirty Water" and "Hold You Back", soon established themselves as favourites when played live on stage. "Can't Give You More" was re-recorded by the band in 1991 for their album "Rock 'Til You Drop" and issued as a single, reaching No. 37.

The record was produced by Pip Williams. It was widely thought by fans that the record's general sound was too clean, in contrast to the more spontaneous, more 'under-produced' feeling of their previous four, self-produced albums.

It was reissued by Mercury in 2005 with a bonus track "Getting Better" (Lennon/McCartney), which they had initially recorded in 1976 for the soundtrack of the film and various artists' album "All This And World War II" [Catalog# 982 596-9].

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hard Time" (Rossi/Parfitt) - 4:45
2. "Can't Give You More" (Rossi/Young) - 4:15
3. "Let's Ride" (Lancaster) - 3:03
4. "Baby Boy" (Rossi/Young) - 3:12
5. "You Don't Own Me" (Lancaster/Green) - 3:03
6. "Rockers Rollin'" (Parfitt/Lynton) - 4:19
7. "Rockin' All Over the World" (Fogerty) - 3:36
8. "Who Am I?" (Williams/Hutchins) - 4:30
9. "Too Far Gone" (Lancaster) - 3:08
10. "For You" (Parfitt) - 3:01
11. "Dirty Water" (Rossi/Young) - 3:51
12. "Hold You Back" (Rossi/Parfitt/Young) - 4:30

[edit] 2005 reissue bonus track

1. "Getting Better" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:19

v • d • e Status Quo Francis Rossi • Rick Parfitt • Andy Bown • John 'Rhino' Edwards • Matt Letley John Coghlan • Alan Lancaster • Pete Kircher • Jeff Rich • Roy Lynes Albums (UK) Picturesque Matchstickable Messages • Spare Parts • Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon • Dog of Two Head • Piledriver • Hello! • Quo • On the Level • Blue for You • Live • Rockin' All Over the World • If You Can't Stand the Heat • Whatever You Want • Just Supposin' • Never Too Late • 1+9+8+2 • Live at the N.E.C. • Back to Back • In the Army Now • Ain't Complaining • Perfect Remedy • Rock 'Til You Drop • Live Alive Quo • Thirsty Work • Don't Stop • Under the Influence • Famous in the Last Century • Heavy Traffic • Riffs • The Party Ain't Over Yet • In Search of the Fourth Chord • More... Hit Singles (UK) "Pictures of Matchstick Men" • "Down the Dustpipe" • "Rockin' All Over the World" • "Whatever You Want" • "In the Army Now" • "The Beginning of the End" See also Status Quo discography