| Blue for You | ||||
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| Studio album by Status Quo | ||||
| Released | March 1976 | |||
| Recorded | December 1975 - January 1976 at Phonogram Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Capitol (USA) |
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| Producer | Damon Lyon-Shaw, Status Quo | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976.
Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.
The album was released the following month. It entered the British album chart at #1 and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players.
An edited version of Parfitt and Young's "Mystery Song" was the second single from the album and, released in July that year, peaked at #11 a few months later. Parfitt and Lancaster's "Drifting Away", from their 1974 album Quo, served as the single's b-side.
In December that year the band decided to release a cover of "Wild Side of Life", a song made famous by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and written by Arlie Carter and William Warren. Its b-side was a new Rossi/Lancaster composition - "All Through the Night". The single reached #9.
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| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[2] | 1976 | 1 |
| Preceded by The Very Best of Slim Whitman by Slim Whitman |
UK Albums Chart number one album 20 March 1976 - 3 April 1976 |
Succeeded by Rock Follies (Television soundtrack) |